196 (number)

← 195 197 → 196
← 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 → List of numbers — Integers ← 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 →
Cardinal	one hundred [and] ninety-six
Ordinal	196th (one hundred [and] ninety-sixth)
Factorization	$2^2 \cdot 7^2$
Divisors	1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 49, 98, 196
Roman numeral	CXCVI
Binary	11000100₂
Octal	304₈
Duodecimal	144₁₂
Hexadecimal	C4₁₆

196 is the natural number following 195 and preceding 197.

1 In mathematics
- 1.1 Possible Lychrel number
2 In geography
3 In the military
4 In music
5 In population
6 In sports
7 In transportation
8 In TV and radio
9 In other fields
10 See also
11 External links
12 References

In mathematics

196 is an even number
196 is an abundant number, as 203 is greater than 196
196 is a composite number
196 is an Erdős–Woods number, as it is possible to find sequences of 196 consecutive integers such that each inner member shares a factor with either the first or the last member
196 is a heptagonal pyramidal number
196 is an odious number
196 is a pentagonal pyramidal number
196 is a powerful number
196 is a practical number
196 is a square number (14²)
196 is the difference of 2 square numbers: 50² -48²
196 is an 11-gonal number
196 is an 34-gonal number
Divisors of 196: 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 49, 98, 196
Prime factors of 196: 2 × 2 × 7 × 7
There are 196 one-sided heptominoes, the polyominoes made from 7 squares.

Possible Lychrel number

A Lychrel number is a natural number which cannot form a palindromic number through the iterative process of repeatedly reversing its base 10 digits and adding the resulting numbers. 196 is the lowest number conjectured to be a Lychrel number; the process has been carried out for almost 700 million iterations without finding a palindrome, but no one has ever proven that it will never produce one.

In geography

House at 196 Main Street, Wakefield, Massachusetts
Mount Victoria, Wellington is a prominent hill (height 196 metres) near Wellington, New Zealand
Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Rochester, New York, where Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass are buried, is 196 acres (0.79 km²) long
The Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River protects a 196-mile (315 km) portion of the Rio Grande in Texas
The Adda River in Italy is 196 miles (315 km) long

In the military

196th Battalion (Western Universities), CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I
196th Division (People's Republic of China) was a military formation of the People's Volunteer Army during the Korean War
196th Infantry Brigade (United States) is part of the United States Army Reserve's 98th Division
196th Reconnaissance Squadron is a unit of the California Air National Guard
USNS Kanawha (T-AO-196) is a U.S. Navy Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler in service since 1990
USS Edith M. III (SP-196) was a motorboat during World War I
USS George E. Badger (DD-196) was a U.S. Navy Clemson-class destroyer during World War II
USS Logan (APA-196) was a U.S. Navy Haskell class Attack Transport during World War II
USS Meadowlark (AMS-196) was a U.S. Navy Falcon-class coastal minesweeper from 1954 – 1976
USS Minidoka (AK-196) was a U.S. Navy Alamosa-class cargo ship during World War II
USS Rinehart (DE-196) was a U.S. Navy Cannon-class destroyer escort during World War II
USS Searaven (SS-196) was a U.S. Navy Sargo-class submarine prior to World War II

In music

Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968 (1972) by Various Artists ranked #196 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
Sweet Child o' Mine (1987) by Guns N' Roses ranked #196 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time

In population

Vanuatu ranks # 196 in population density
American Samoa ranks # 196 in world population
Giry, France has a population of 196
Oliva Gessi, Province of Pavia, Italian has a population of 196
Vrba, Slovenia has a population of 196
Italy has the fifth-highest population density in Europe, about 196 persons per square kilometer
Rochebaucourt, Quebec, Canada has a population of 196
U.S. towns with a population of 196 in the 2000 census include:

In sports

The Boston Bruins allowed 196 goals in the 2008-2009 NHL Season
Major League Baseball pitchers who had 196 career wins include:
- Claude Osteen
- Bob Shawkey
Jordan 196 Formula One car during the 1996 season
NFL Quarterback Bobby Layne had 196 touchdowns in his career from 1948-1962
NFL Quarterback Joe Ferguson had 196 touchdowns in his career from 1973-1995
NFL Quarterback Steve DeBerg had 196 touchdowns in his career from 1977-1998
Canada had 196 athletes in 15 sports represented at the 2006 Winter Olympics

In transportation

Mercedes-Benz W196
RD-191 is a high performance single-combustion chamber rocket engine
Forest Glen, a Washington Metro station in Montgomery County, Maryland is the deepest station in the system at 196 feet (60 m) deep
The full-time entrance at the Kingsbridge Road New York City Subway station on the B line is at 196th Street
New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad operated 196 miles (315 km) of track
The Hoosier State Amtrak passenger train provides a 196-mile (315 km) route from Chicago to Indianapolis
London Buses route 196
Oklahoma State Highway 66 is a 196-mile (315 km) section of former U.S. Highway 66, near White Oak
Highways and routes numbered 196 include:
- Interstate 196, a spur of Interstate 96 in Michigan
  - Business routes of Interstate 196
- Alabama State Route 196
- Connecticut Route 196
- Florida State Road 196
- Georgia State Route 196
- Iowa Highway 196
- K-196 (Kansas highway)
- Maine State Route 196
- M-196 (Michigan highway) (former)
- New York State Route 196
- Pennsylvania Route 196
- Utah State Route 196
- Virginia State Route 196
- Route 196 connects Matsuyama, Ehime and Saijō, Ehime, Japan
- Malaysia Federal Route 196

In TV and radio

The children's television series New Zoo Revue ran on TV from 1972-1977 with 196 episodes
Who's the Boss? ran on ABC from 1984-1992 with 196 episodes
This Little Wiggy, the 196th episode of the Fox animated television series The Simpsons, originally aired on March 22, 1998
Miscarriage of Justice, the 196th episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, originally aired on February 19, 2009
Channel 196 on The Dish Network is Current TV, with short programs created by viewers
Channel 196 on XM Satellite Radio is College Sports (Big Ten)
Channel 196 on Sirius Satellite Radio is XM Public Radio (on the Best of XM premium package)

In other fields

196 is also:

The year AD 196 or 196 BC
The atomic number of an element temporarily called Unennhexium
196 Philomela is a large S-type main belt asteroid
Minuscule 196 is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment
Baby Blues is the 196th Our Gang short comedy film, released on February 15, 1941
Shorea is a genus of about 196 species of mainly rainforest trees in the family Dipterocarpaceae
Dial M for Murder opened in 1954 at Belasco Theatre on Broadway and ran for 196 performances
Adele opened in 1913 at the Harris Theatre on Broadway and ran for 196 performances

External links

References

Wells, D. (1987). The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers (pp. 142 – 143). London: Penguin Group.