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Why is a Circle 360 Degrees, Why Not a Simpler Number, like 100?

IndiaPublished July 25, 2022

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Why is a circle 360 degrees and not a simpler number like 100? As it turns out, 360 is actually a brilliant choice! It has 24 divisors — more than any number up to 360 — making it incredibly convenient for dividing circles into equal parts without messy decimals. In this video, we explain the mathematical genius behin…

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