Vaughn Ltd$.$ began its latest fiscal year on January $1,2023,$ with $10,000$ common shares outstanding. On April $1,$ Vaughn sold $2,100$ additional common shares. The company declared and issued a $20\%$ stock dividend on June $1.$ On July $1,$ Vaughn repurchased and cancelled $220$ common shares. An additional $2,850$ common shares were issued on September $1.$ On November $1,$ Vaughn declared and issued a $2-$for$-$one stock split. On December $1,$ Vaughn issued an additional $120$ shares. Following the fiscal year, Vaughn declared and issued a $3-$for$-$one stock split on February $1,2024.$ The company issued its $2023$ financial statements on March $10,2024.$

Calculate the weighted average number of common shares that Vaughn should use for calculating its EPS numbers for $2023.$

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