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It is 60 seconds because it was based from a time when people counted in 12's.
Counting in tens only came standard around 1000 years ago.
It's more convenient to keep it in 60 parts rather than 100 parts.
60/6 = 10
60/5 = 12
60/4 = 15
60/3 = 20
60/2 = 30
60/1 = 60
6 Factors of 60 for 1-6
100/10 = 10
100/5 = 20
100/4 = 25
100/2 = 50
100/1 = 100
5 Factors of 100 for 1-10
The duodecimal system makes it convenient such that in base 10: 1/3 of an hour would be 33.33333333333333333 (never ending 3's) minutes. The way we count time instead, 1/3 hour = 20 minutes instead which is easier to work around.
This is also why there is 12 inches in a foot, 3 feet in a yard, and 5280 feet in a mile.
Math is more simple when considering quantities in 12's rather than 10's.