Base-60 Compositeness and Gödel Numbering: Complementary Number-Theoretic Representations — E8 Intelligence Research
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: FINDING: Base-60's high compositeness (60 = 2²×3×5, 12 divisors) made it optimal for fractional arithmetic in Babylonian astronomy/timekeeping, while Gödel numbering exploits the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic (unique prime factorization) to embed syntax into arithmetic — distinct but complementary uses of number-theoretic structure for representation. MATH: 60 = 2²·3·5 (τ(60)= Author: Andrew Stewart Caldin, Independent Researcher, UK. Part of the E8 Intelligence Research series. Platform: e8intelligence.com
Author: Caldin, Andrew Stewart
Language: English
Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7225580103