A man had received a new auto license number and wondered how he could remember it, 218515. He knew the easiest way was to make it mean something. He thought that 21 was the age when a young man reaches his majority. If he lives to be 85 he will be an old man, and he might be entirely destitute but for the 15c. So he had the figures 21-85-15. After that he had no difficulty in recalling this number at any time.
Be original and make the figures mean something.
Familiar Numbers Helpful
Any number which has come to mean something to you is easily recalled and may be helpful in remembering other numbers. As 1492, the date of the discovery of America by Columbus. 57 immediately recalls "Heinz 57 varieties" and if you wish to remember 59 you can easily associate it as being two more than the 57. 1775 means something to you, it conveys a definite thought, but it is more likely that 1947 does not and will be quickly forgotten.
If you have lived in a house with the number 1947 for a good while you will remember it as easily as the number 1775.
Analyze Numbers
There are many helpful ideas which can be used to aid in remembering numbers. To divide the number into pairs of digits, keeping them below one hundred, is helpful. It is easier to remember 14-67 than 1,467.
Even numbers which are familiar to us are easily remembered as 10, 20, 30, 40, or 100, 200, 300, or 1000, 5000, 10,000. To compare other numbers with these familiar groups will help, as 29 is one less than 30, 996 is just four less than 1000.
Numbers having sequence of digits if noted carefully will be recalled accurately, as 1357 or 2468.
The telephone number 2430 is easily remembered because of the even numbers, 24 and 30. Also 2+4=6 and 24+6=30.