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Brilliant. Now if we only used base 12 numbering system, things would be even easier to halve.
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All-in, let’s do base 210. Divisible by 2, 3, 5 and 7, covering all the small primes.
And we can do even better: base-420 which is also divisible by 4 and a funnier number.
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Because at some point the difficulty increases with regard to the number of symbols to memorize. A balance exists. I surmise it’s 12. Only 2 more to memorize than 10 and more ways to halve and double than 10. Easier for mental work.
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Base 12 is better than base 10, but base 16, aka Hexadecimal is better still.
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