Owlet puzzle #85
Released Monday, September 28, 2026 UTC
12
the answer for puzzle #85
The five clues
- A two-digit highly composite number.
- A number with exactly six divisors — the smallest such.
- The number of hours on a standard clock face.
- Number of months in a year.
- A dozen — the smallest abundant number and Jupiter's approximate orbital period in years.
Backstory
A dozen — the smallest abundant number: 1+2+3+4+6 = 16 > 12. Divisors 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12 make it highly composite; τ(12) = 6, more than any smaller number. Twelve signs of the zodiac, twelve months, twelve hours on a clock face.
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