About
3 is a natural number, and an integer that proceeds 2 and precedes 4. 3 is the second prime number.
Properties
- 3 is a prime number, being the smallest prime, Mersenne prime, Fermat prime, and Cullen prime.
- A number is divisible by 3 if the sum of the digits is 3 in base-10.
- It is the 4th term in the Fibonacci Sequence.
- 3 is the smallest number that is not a superior highly composite number.
- 2 famous constants, pi and e both round to 3.
- They both also coincidentially spell out 'pie'.
- 3 is the minimum requirement for the number of sides in a 2D polygon.
- 3 points are required to define a plane in 3D space, 3 points always lie on a plane.
- 3 is the only number in the sequence n2-1 to be prime.
Times Table
1 × 3 = 3
2 × 3 = 6
3 × 3 = 9
4 × 3 = 12
5 × 3 = 15
6 × 3 = 18
7 × 3 = 21
8 × 3 = 24
9 × 3 = 27
10 × 3 = 30
11 × 3 = 33
12 × 3 = 36
Significance
- The human brain naturally groups visual information by threes, as this is because three items are the minimum requirement to be considered a pattern.
- Three bones in the ear.
- Three primary colours.
- Three wishes.
- Three Little Pigs.
- Three naturally occuring colours for apples.
- Three-star level progress.
- Three elements first created in the big bang.
- Goldilocks and the three bears.
- Three spatial dimensions (unless if you consider M-Theory).
- There are three primary colours.
- Three feet make one yard.
Bases
3's value is:
- 11 in Binary.
- 10 in Ternary.