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Six is the second smallest composite number, its proper divisors being 1, 2 and 3.

Since six equals the sum of these proper divisors, six is the smallest perfect number, Granville number, and {S}-perfect number. Its also the first number which is neither a square number nor a prime number.

6 similar coins can be arranged around a central coin of the same radius so that each coin makes contact with the central one (and touches both its neighbors without a gap), but seven cannot be so arranged. This makes 6 the answer to the two-dimensional kissing number problem. The densest sphere packing of the plane is obtained by extending this pattern to the hexagonal lattice in which each circle touches just six others.

6 is the largest of the four all-Harshad numbers.

A six-sided polygon is a hexagon, one of the three polygons capable of tiling the plane. Figurate numbers representing hexagons (including six) are called hexagonal numbers. Six is also an octahedral number. It is a triangular number and so is its square (36).

Six is the smallest number of distinct isosceles right triangles that will tile an isosceles right triangle.

There are six basic trigonometric functions.

There are six convex regular polytopes in four dimensions.

Six is the four-bit binary complement of number nine.

The evolution of our modern glyph for 6 appears rather simple when compared with that for the other numerals. Our modern 6 can be traced back to the Brahmins of India, who wrote it in one stroke like a cursive lowercase e rotated 90 degrees clockwise. Gradually, the upper part of the stroke (above the central squiggle) became more curved, while the lower part of the stroke (below the central squiggle) became straighter.

The Ghubar Arabs dropped the part of the stroke below the squiggle. From there, the European evolution to our modern 6 was very straightforward, aside from a flirtation with a glyph that looked more like an uppercase G.

The cells of a beehive honeycomb are 6-sided.
Six is the number of points on a Star of David.
In Islam, fasting six days of Shawwal together with the month of Ramadan is equivalent to fasting the whole year.

Six is the name of the second album by Mansun released in 1998. It takes its name in part from the main character in the television series The Prisoner.

Darts is a form of throwing game in which darts are thrown at a circular target (dartboard) fixed to a wall.[2] Though various boards and rules have been used in the past, the term "darts" usually now refers to a standardised game involving a specific board design and set of rules. As well as being a professional competitive sport, darts is a traditional pub game, commonly played in the United Kingdom.

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