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The decimal 240 in Egyptian numerals is


All natural divisors of 240 are:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 20, 24, 30, 40, 48, 60, 80, 120, 240

And that is the number factored 240 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 5 (it is not prime)

Egyptian Number (Hieroglyph)
Equivalent (decimal)
Meaning
1 Single stroke
10 Cattle hobble
100 Coil of rope
1.000 Lotus flower
10.000 Bent finger
100.000 Tadpole (frog)
1.000.000 Heh (was the personification of infinity or eternity in the Ogdoad in ancient Egyptian religion)

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