Soon after the clock struck midnight, I said to Laura how pleased I was that 2012 is an even number.\u00c2\u00a0 Something about its\u00c2\u00a0factorability made me irrationally optimistic about the new year.<\/p>\n

This morning, during the light of day, being curious about what prime factors make up 2012 -- and being properly lazy on a new year's day -- I turned to Wolfram Alpha<\/a> for the answer:<\/p>\n

2^2\u00c3\u2014503\u00c2\u00a0 (3 prime factors, 2 distinct)<\/p>\n

1\u00c2\u00a0 |\u00c2\u00a0 2\u00c2\u00a0 |\u00c2\u00a0 4\u00c2\u00a0 |\u00c2\u00a0 503\u00c2\u00a0 |\u00c2\u00a0 1006\u00c2\u00a0 |\u00c2\u00a0 2012\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 (6 divisors)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hmmm....503....what does that mean?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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