A Life Path Number is the central number in numerology, calculated by reducing a person's full birth date down to a single digit, or one of the Master Numbers, through repeated addition. It's often treated as numerology's equivalent of a sun sign, believed to reveal a person's core purpose, natural talents, and the overall theme of their life.

How to calculate it:
Add all the digits of your full birth date (MM/DD/YYYY), reducing each part down before combining, then continue reducing the total until you reach a single digit (1–9)—unless you land on a “Master Number” (11, 22, or 33), which are left unreduced due to their believed heightened significance.

Example — Birth Date: April 25, 1985:

Month (April): 0 + 4 = 4
Day (25): 2 + 5 = 7
Year (1985): 1 + 9 + 8 + 5 = 23 → 2 + 3 = 5
Add the reduced parts: 4 + 7 + 5 = 16
Final reduction: 1 + 6 = 7

Life Path Number: 7