Numeric keypad locked Mavericks on Mac Mini Older Wired Keyboard

Using Mac mini on mavericks and I can't unlock or get the extended numeric keypad to work
I have tried two different wired USB old style apple keyboards and the extended numeric keypad won't work using either keyboard
I've tried pressing the Num Lock key and holding it down
Something I don't know? Please help

If you can't get this sorted out, why not just buy a new $12 Logitech usb optical mouse from Walmart, which will have left and right mouse buttons.
Control+click is the same thing as clicking with the right mouse button on a two-button mouse. Problem solved.
BTW I use these inexpensive Logitech mice on all the Minis I set up.

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