98 (number)

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Cardinal	98 ninety-eight
Ordinal	98th ninety-eighth
Factorization
Divisors	1, 2, 7, 14, 49, 98
Roman numeral	XCVIII
Binary	1100010
Hexadecimal	62

98 (ninety-eight) is the natural number following 97 and preceding 99.

Contents 1 In mathematics 2 In astronomy 3 In computing 4 In other fields

[edit] In mathematics

Ninety-eight is a Wedderburn-Etherington number and a nontotient.

[edit] In astronomy

Messier 98, a magnitude 11.0 spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices.

The New General Catalogue object NGC 98, a magnitude 12.7 spiral galaxy in the constellation Phoenix.

[edit] In computing

Windows 98 is a Microsoft OS.

[edit] In other fields

Ninety-eight is:

• The largest two-digit even integer.
• The atomic number of californium, an actinide.
• In the name of the band 98 Degrees.
• The number of sons of Ater in the Census of men of Israel upon return from exile (Holy Bible, Ezra 2:16)
• The number of episodes of Gilligan's Island.
• The highest jersey number allowed in the National Hockey League, as 99 was retired by the entire league to honor Wayne Gretzky and major-league sports only allow one- or two-digit uniform numbers.
• The Oldsmobile 98.
• The year AD 98, 98 BC, or 1998.
• The approxiamate average Fahrenheit temperature of the human body.
• The Orbiter Vehicle Designation of Shuttle Pathfinder.
• The space shuttle mission STS-98.