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The number system was easily divisible into
A
100
B
4
C
360
D
200
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Babylonians gave us the 360-degree circle. That number turns out to be the smallest one whose quotient is an integer when divided by any whole number from 1 through 10 (except for 7, which may have added to seven’s stature as a “magic number".

Detailed explanation-2: -360 is divisible by the number of its divisors (24), and it is the smallest number divisible by every natural number from 1 to 10, except for 7.

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