112 (number)
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112 (one hundred [and] twelve) is the natural number following 111 and preceding 113.
| 112 | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal | one hundred [and] twelve |
| Ordinal | 112th (one hundred [and] twelfth) |
| Numeral system | 112 |
| Factorization | ![]() |
| Divisors | 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 28, 56, 112 |
| Roman numeral | CXII |
| Binary | 11100002 |
| Octal | 1608 |
| Duodecimal | 9412 |
| Hexadecimal | 7016 |
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[edit] In mathematics
One hundred [and] twelve is an abundant number and a heptagonal number. It is also the sum of six consecutive primes (
).
112 is in base 10 both a Harshad number.
[edit] In science
- The atomic number of the element copernicium (formerly called ununbium).
[edit] In telephony
112 is an emergency telephone number:
- throughout the European Union – in some cases, alongside other, country-specific emergency numbers
- in various other countries
- on mobile phones implementing the GSM standard, where it redirects to the country-specific emergency number.
[edit] In other fields
One hundred [and] twelve is also:
- 112 is the number of pounds in a British long hundredweight.[1]
- The number of surat al-Ikhlas in the Qur'an
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Paul Pasles, Benjamin Franklin's numbers: an unsung mathematical odyssey. Princeton: Princeton University Press (2008): 37
- Wells, D. The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers London: Penguin Group. (1987): 134
