minute

This is a unit used to measure time.

One minute is equal to 60 seconds.

There are 60 minutes in an hour.

It was decided that an hour should be divided into 60 minutes, and a minute should be divided into 60 seconds, because 60 has many factors. The first six numbers (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) are all factors of 60. This is the lowest number where this happens.