What is 60?

60 is a composite number, meaning it has multiple factors aside from 1 and itself.

In mathematics, 60 is known as a highly composite number because it has more divisors than any smaller number. It has 12 divisors: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, and 60.

60 is also the sum of the first 6 positive integers (1+2+3+4+5+6=60) and is a multiple of both 3 and 6.

In terms of time, there are 60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour, and 24 hours in a day.

60 is commonly used in measurement conversions; for example, there are 60 minutes in a degree when measuring angles.

Additionally, 60 is the atomic number of neodymium, a rare earth element used in various industrial applications.