The number four is the only number to have the same amount of letters as the number itself.

 The number four is the only number to have the same amount of letters as the number itself.

Over the ages, people have attributed many facts to numbers.

Numerology, superstition, important dates, and so many other things cling to various numbers, which in some cases gives them great significance!

Today let’s take a look at 10 random facts about the number 4.

The word in English for the number four is one of a kind, as it’s the only number that has the same number of letters as the value of the number itself!

The number four is the smallest composite number. A composite number is a positive number that is the result of multiplying two numbers that are lower than themselves. In this case, two times two gives us the number four.

It’s commonly believed that there are at least four dimensions. The first three are length, width, and depth, which make up physical objects. The fourth dimension, at least according to scientists, is commonly notated as time. If you hold an apple in your hand, that apple has length, width, and depth, which can easily be seen and measured. The apple’s fourth dimension is the time at which you are looking at it.

US President Franklin D. Roosevelt believed that everyone in the world should at least have four basic freedoms. In no particular order, these are Freedom from Want, Freedom of Speech, Freedom from Fear, and Freedom of Religion.