58 (number)
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58 (fifty-eight) is the natural number following 57 and preceding 59.
| Cardinal | 58 fifty-eight |
| Ordinal | 58th fifty-eighth |
| Factorization |  |
| Divisors | 1, 2, 29, 58 |
| Roman numeral | LVIII |
| Binary | 111010 |
| Octal | 72 |
| Hexadecimal | 3A |
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[edit] In mathematics
Fifty-eight is the seventeenth discrete bi-prime and the ninth in the (2.q) family. With 57 it forms the fourth discrete bi-prime pair. 58 has an aliquot sum of 32 and is the second composite member of the 31-aliquot tree.
Fifty-eight is the sum of the first seven prime numbers, an 11-gonal number, and a Smith number. Given 58, the Mertens function returns 0.
There is no answer to the equation x - φ(x) = 58, making 58 a noncototient. However, the sum of the totient function for the first thirteen integers is 58.
[edit] In science
- The atomic number of cerium, a lanthanide
[edit] Astronomy
- Messier object M58, a magnitude 11.0 galaxy in the constellation Virgo
- The New General Catalogue object NGC 58, a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is also the object designated as NGC 47
- The Saros number of the solar eclipse series which began on 1114 BC June 7 and ended on 166 July 14. The duration of Saros series 58 was 1280.1 years, and it contained 72 solar eclipses.
- The Saros number of the lunar eclipse series which began on 812 BC March 16 and ended on 486 May 4. The duration of Saros series 58 was 1298.1 years, and it contained 73 lunar eclipses.
[edit] In music
- John Cage CD "Fifty-Eight"
- Fifty-Eight Now Nine, a collection of songs by Esther Lee
- 58 was the name of a side project invovling Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe. They covered the song "Alone Again (Naturally)"
- Band "Spur 58"
- "58 Poems" sang by Chicago
[edit] In sports
In the NBA, the most points ever scored in a fourth quarter was 58 by the Buffalo Braves (at Boston Celtics), Oct. 20, 1972. The Most points in a game by a rookie player: Wilt Chamberlain, 58: Philadelphia vs. Detroit, Jan. 25, 1960, and Philadelphia. vs. New York Knicks, Feb. 21, 1960
In Major League Baseball, the Philadelphia Phillies' Ryan Howard had 58 home runs in 2006, making him the NL's Most Valuable Player for 2006. The Dodgers' Don Drysdale had 58 consecutive shutout innings, May-June 1968.
Jersey number of Oakland Athletics pitcher Justin Duchscherer
Jersey number of Pittsburgh Penguins forward Kris Letang
Jersey number of Boston Red Sox pitcher Jonathan Papelbon
Jersey number of Detroit Tigers rookie pitcher Armando Galarraga
[edit] In other fields
- The code for international direct dial phone calls to Venezuela
- The number of usable cells on a Hexxagon game board
- At age 58, Sony chairman Akio Morita introduced the Sony Walkman in 1979
- At age 58, Thomas Jefferson originated the custom of shaking hands with the President. Previously, people bowed to the President.
- Book: "58 Lonely Men: Southern Federal Judges and School Desegregation" about 58 judges in the South during the Brown vs. Board of Education decision
- The number of counties in California
- The minimum wind speed needed to issue a Severe Thunderstorm Warning.
