Ten may seem easier to count but as mathematicians know, 12 is a fantastic number for dividing - 10 only has two factors other than 1 - 2 and 5, 12 has 4 factors other than 1 - 2,3,4, and 6. On a historical note, I’ve always understood that the “ancients” (for want of a better word) liked 12 as a base system because…