When Was Will Born?
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dd The day is a two digit prime number. The two digits are consecutive numbers. |
m The number of days in the month is a multiple of the number of letters in the month's name. |
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The year was a leap year which began on a
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How old would he be if he was alive today?
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clue A prime numbers has two and only two factors. Consecutive numbers are next to each other in the sequence of counting numbers. |
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Thirty
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clue The number 22222 is given in base 5. It means: 2 x 625 + |
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William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire and was baptised on 26 April 1564. It is generally assumed that he was born on:
23 - 4 - 1564

If he was still alive today he would be 444 years old this year.