26 (number)
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26 (twenty-six) is the natural number following 25 and preceding 27.
| Cardinal | 26 twenty-six |
| Ordinal | 26th twenty-sixth |
| Factorization |  |
| Divisors | 1, 2, 13, 26 |
| Roman numeral | XXVI |
| Binary | 11010 |
| Hexadecimal | 1A |
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[edit] In mathematics
Twenty-six is a composite number, its proper divisors being 1, 2, and 13. 26 is the only number between a square number and a cube number, the numbers being 25 (5 squared) and 27 (3 cubed). This was first proved by Fermat.
There is no solution to the equation φ(x) = 26, making 26 a nontotient. Nor is there a solution to x - φ(x) = 26, making 26 a noncototient.
In the classification of finite simple groups there are 26 sporadic groups.
26 is a repdigit in base 3 (222).
[edit] In science
- The atomic number of iron
- The number of spacetime dimensions in bosonic string theory.
[edit] Astronomy
- Messier object M26, a magnitude 9.5 open cluster in the constellation Scutum
- The New General Catalogue object NGC 26, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus
- The Saros number of the solar eclipse series which began on -2022 March 29 and ended on -724 May 17. The duration of Saros series 26 was 1298.1 years, and it contained 73 solar eclipses.
- The Saros number of the lunar eclipse series which began on -1937 August 28 and ended on -386 March 17. The duration of Saros series 26 was 1550.5 years, and it contained 87 lunar eclipses.
[edit] In religion
- 26 is the gematria of the four-letter name of God
- According to Jewish chronology, God gave the Torah in the 26th generation since Creation
[edit] In other fields
Twenty-six is:
- The number of World Series Championships won by the New York Yankees through 2000.
- The number of letters in the English alphabet, if majuscules are not distinguished from minuscules.
- The English alphabet-inspired name of the not-for-profit group 26, which campaigns to inspire a greater love of and more effective use of words in business and in life. http://www.26.org.uk
- The number of miles in a marathon rounded down (26 miles and 385 yards).
- The designation of Interstate 26, a freeway that runs from South Carolina to Tennessee.
- The car number of Will Ferrell's title character in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. In real life, however, this is Jamie McMurray's car number.
- Michigan is the 26th state to be admitted to the United States.
- Often the number of episodes in a television program each year; this allows one new show per week for half the year, and one rerun per week for the rest of the year.
- The name of a baby dinosaur in Dinotopia series.
- The alias of semi-famous punk rock singer Doc Corbin Dart
- The age at which males can no longer be drafted in the United States
- The number of words sent in 43.24 seconds by Kimberly Yeo of Singapore to set the Guiness Book of World Records record for fastest text message
- Ms. Yeo sent the following sentence, established as the official standard by Guiness for this record: “The razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serrasalmus and Pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world. In reality they seldom attack a human.”
