Number analysis
20
20 is a composite even number that factors as 2^2 × 5.
20 is a composite even number that factors as 2^2 × 5.
The number itself
- Value
- 20
- Digits
- 2
- Digit sum
- 2
- Reversed
- 2
- Palindrome
- No
2 + 0
Digit sum repeated until one digit remains; equals n mod 9 (with 9 for multiples of 9).
Reverses to 2.
Parity and primality
- Parity
- Even
- Prime
- No
- Prime factorisation
- 2^2 × 5
- Squarefree
- No
- Möbius μ(n)
- 0
- Nearest primes
- 19 ← → 23
Divisible by 2.
Composite — it factors as 2^2 × 5.
2 distinct prime factors, 3 with multiplicity.
At least one prime appears squared.
Zero, because a squared prime divides n.
A gap of 4 between them.
Divisors
- Aliquot sum
- 22
- Classification
- Abundant
1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20
The proper divisors — everything except n itself.
Its proper divisors overshoot by 2.
How many integers from 1 to n share no factor with n.
Sums and additive structure
- Sum of two squares
- Yes
- Sum of three squares
- Yes
- Sum of four squares
- Yes
- Goldbach pair
- 3 + 17
2² + 4² = 20
Legendre's three-square theorem allows it.
Lagrange's four-square theorem: every non-negative integer is, without exception.
The smallest pair of primes summing to n. Goldbach’s conjecture says one always exists; it remains unproven.
Shapes and sequences
- Figurate shapes
- None
Not triangular, square, pentagonal, hexagonal, cubic, Fibonacci, Lucas, Catalan, factorial or a power of two.
Digit curiosities
- Happy number
- No
- Harshad number
- Yes
- Collatz trajectory
- 7 steps to 1
Summing the squares of its digits falls into the 4 → 16 → 37 → … → 4 cycle.
Divisible by its digit sum 2 — 20 ÷ 2 = 10.
Peaks at 20 along the way.
Written other ways
- Binary
- 10100
- Octal
- 24
- Hexadecimal
- 14
- Base 36
- K
- In words
- twenty
- Scientific notation
- 2.0 × 10^1
Is 20 a prime number?
Composite — it factors as 2^2 × 5.
Nearby numbers
Other numeral systems
Beyond the bases and Roman numerals above, these notations write 20 their own way.
- Greek (alphabetic)
- Κʹ
- Babylonian cuneiform
- 𒎙
- Tamil
- ௨௰
References
Further reading: Wikipedia · Wikidata
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