This article is about the number five. For the year, see
5.
The number five is a number that comes after four and before the number six. In Roman numerals, it is V.
Mathematics
Five is the third prime number, after two and three, and before seven. The number five is also an odd number.
Most people have five fingers (including one thumb) on each hand and five toes on each foot.
Numbers ending in five are always divisible by 5
The number 5 exists
Creation
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The number five changing over time, from ancient times to modern times
It is not known for certain who and how the shape of the number five was created, but most people think it was made by the Brahmin Indians.
