144 (number)
144 |
|
Cardinal |
one hundred [and] forty-four |
Ordinal |
144th
(one hundred [and] forty-fourth) |
Factorization |
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Divisors |
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18, 24, 36, 48, 72, 144 |
Roman numeral |
CXLIV |
Binary |
100100002 |
Octal |
2208 |
Duodecimal |
10012 |
Hexadecimal |
9016 |
144 is the natural number following 143 and preceding 145. 144 is a dozen dozens, or one gross.
In mathematics
It is the twelfth Fibonacci number, and the largest one to also be a square,[1] as the square of 12 (which is also its index in the Fibonacci sequence), following 89 and preceding 233.
144 is the smallest number with exactly 15 divisors.
144 is a number that is divisible by the value of its φ function, which returns 48 in this case. Also, there are 21 solutions to the equation φ(x) = 144, more than any integer below 144, making it a highly totient number.
, the smallest number whose fifth power is a sum of four (smaller) fifth powers. This solution was found in 1966 by L. J. Lander and T. R. Parkin, and disproved Euler's sum of powers conjecture.
The maximum determinant in a 9 by 9 matrix of zeroes and ones is 144.
144 is in base 10 a sum-product number, as well as a Harshad number.
In the military
In sports
In transportation
In TV and radio
In other fields
144 is also:
- The number of months in 12 years
- The year AD 144 or 144 BC
- 144 AH is a year in the Islamic calendar that corresponds to 761 – 762 AD.
- 144 Vibilia is a dark, large Main belt asteroid
- The measurement, in cubits, of the wall of New Jerusalem shown by the seventh angel (Holy Bible, Revelation 21:17)
- The Intel 8086 instruction for no operation (NOP)
- The telephone number for directory assistance in Israel
- The emergency telephone number for medical emergencies in Austria[2]
- Psalm 144
- Sonnet 144 by William Shakespeare
- The London Street Commune movement at 144 Piccadilly, London in 1969
- Rule 144A, of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 deals with private resales of restricted securities
- Form 144 (December 6, 2007), amends Rule 144 under the United States Securities Act of 1933 which regulates the resale of restricted securities and securities held by affiliates.
- Section 144 of Bangladesh Code of Criminal Procedure prohibits assembly of five or more persons, public meetings, and carrying firearms
- Lauryn Hill song “Final Hour” has the lyrics “I'm making sure I'm with the 144”
- East 17 song Let It Rain has the lyrics “Tribes 144 on the mount”
- Lesotho ranks #144 in world population
- The atomic number of unquadquadium, a temporary chemical element
- 1:144 scale is a scale used for some scale models
- The number of square inches in a square foot
See also
External links
References
- ^ Bryan Bunch, The Kingdom of Infinite Number. New York: W. H. Freeman & Company (2000): 165
- ^ Porter, Darwin; Danforth Prince (2009). Frommer's Austria. Hoboken, New Jersey: Frommer's. p. 482. ISBN 978-0-470-39897-5.