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Naw, we should have used 420 to ensure we can also cleanly divide by 7.
Maybe even 1260 so we can fit a division by 9 in there (420 already has 3 as a prime factor, so only need to go 420 x 3 to get a clean division by 9). I suggest ending there since we could divide by everything up to our number of fingers.
Number of fingers? Pump this numbers up. I can count to 156 using my hands and a modified Babylonian system
And i can count using my hands up to 1023 with the binary system :p
(gonna look into your system too, then i have more ways to count on me)
Edit: l like the babylonian system, it looks like a numpad but instead of having a row only for 0 its 10, 11 & 12
Easy to understand & remember too
I've always has difficulty with it, largely since I only learned my times tables to 12 as a kid (American education, amirite?). I so rarely count in my fingers beyond 10 that it hasn't been useful to memorize that next set.