172 (number)

172 is the natural number following 171 and preceding 173.

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Cardinal	One hundred [and] seventy-two
Ordinal	172nd
Factorization	$2^2\cdot 43$
Roman numerals	CLXXII
Binary	10101100
Hexadecimal	AC

In mathematics

• 172 is an even number
• 172 is a composite number
• 172 is a deficient number
• 172 is a noncototient integer
• 172 is the sum of Euler's totient function φ(x) over the first twenty-three integers
• 172 is a repdigit in base 6 (444)
• 172 is an integer of the Lazy caterer's sequence
• 172 = 2 × 2 × 43
• 172 = 1 × 2 × 86
• Divisors of 172: 1, 2, 4, 43, 86, 172

In geography

• 172nd meridian east and 172nd meridian west
• Chiltern Way, a long-distance trail, runs 172 miles (275 km) in Chiltern Hills, England
• Wolfie Cohen's Rascal House was located at 172nd Street and Collins Avenue, Sunny Isles Beach, Florida
• The DeFuniak Springs Historic District in DeFuniak Springs, Florida contains 172 historical buildings
• Historical New England buildings:
  • Assington historic site at 172 Forest Street, Sherborn, Massachusetts
  • Benjamin Coker House at 172 State Street, Newburyport, Massachusetts
  • Childs-Brown House at 172 Pine Street in Pawtucket, Rhode Island
  • Eldridge House at 172 County Street, Taunton, Massachusetts
  • Gov. George S. Boutwell House at 172 Main Street, Groton, Massachusetts
  • Hart House at 172 Chestnut Street, Lynnfield, Massachusetts
  • Pawtucket Armory at 172 Exchange Street, Pawtucket, Rhode Island
  • Pothier House at 172 Pond Street, Woonsocket, Rhode Island

In the military

• 172d Airlift Wing airlift of the United States Air National Guard at Jackson-Evers International Airport
• 172nd Battalion (Rocky Mountain Rangers), CEF unit of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I
• 172nd Fighter Squadron unit of the Michigan Air National Guard
• 172nd Infantry Brigade of the U.S. Army at Grafenwöhr, Germany
• USNS Apache (T-ATF-172) is a United States Navy Powhatan ocean tugboat
• USNS Phoenix (T-AG-172) was a United States Navy Phoenix-class miscellaneous auxiliary ship following World War II
• USS Anthony (DD-172) was a United States Navy Wickes class destroyer following World War I
• USS Cape Johnson (AP-172) was a United States Navy troop transport ship during World War II
• USS Clarion (AK-172) was a United States Navy Alamosa-class cargo ship in World War II
• USS Cooner (DE-172) was a United States Navy Cannon class destroyer escort ship during World War II
• USS Grimes (APA-172) was a United States Navy Haskell-class attack transport during World War II
• USS Porpoise (SS-172) was a United States Navy Porpoise class diesel-electric submarine during World War II

In movies

• Men In Fright is the 172nd Our Gang short comedy film, released on October 15, 1938
• Hot Stuff is the 172nd short starring The Three Stooges, released September 6, 1956

In music

• Every Picture Tells a Story (1971) by Rod Stewart ranked #172 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
• Dream On (1973) by Aerosmith ranked #172 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time

In population

• Djibouti ranks #172 in world population density
• Iceland ranks #172 in world population
• Reimberg in Préizerdaul, Luxembourg had a population of 172 as of 2005
• Minnesota towns with a population of 172 in the 2000 census include:
  • Amboy
  • Ardenhurst
  • Bellechester
  • Brandrup
  • Elizabeth
  • Holly
  • Nelson, Rome
  • North Hero
  • Rome
  • Weimer
• Other U.S. towns with a population of 172:
  • Cornish, Oklahoma
  • Dover, Illinois
  • Lamar, Oklahoma
  • Nashville, Ohio
  • Steuben, New York
  • Streeter, North Dakota
  • Syracuse, Missouri
  • Tatums, Oklahoma
  • Westby, Montana

In sports

• Fred Russell of the University of Iowa rushed for 172 yards and 2 touchdowns in the Hawkeyes’ 57-21 win over the University of Akron on August 31, 2002
• Dana Kunze holds the world record for high diving at 172 feet
• Babe Ruth had 172 hits in his first season with the New York Yankees in 1920
• MLB pitcher Murry Dickson had a 172-181 record from 1939 – 1959
• Ron Northey had 172 doubles In 12 MLB seasons from 1942-1957
• Tommy Leach and Zack Wheat had 172 triples in their MLB careers
• Turkey Stearnes had 172 home runs in the Negro Leagues
• In squash, one of John White’s shots was clocked at a record 172 miles per hour

In transportation

• Amtrak‘s Capitol Corridor 172-mile passenger train route in California
• British Rail Class 172
• The London Buses headquarters at 172 Buckingham Palace Road
• The East 172nd Avenue light rail station on the MAX Blue Line in Gresham, Oregon
• The Cessna 172 Skyhawk 4-seat, single-engine aircraft. More Cessna 172s were built than any other aircraft
  • Cessna models: 172, 172A, 172AB, 172C, 172D, 172E, 172F, 172G, 172H, 172I, 172J, 172K, 172L, 172M, 172N, 172O, 172P, 172Q Cutlass, 172R, 172RG, and 172S
  • The planned diesel-powered Cessna 172TD
  • Aviation frequency radio exchange (one-seventy-two) associated with the Cessna 172
  • Boxer Rocky Marciano died in a Cessna 172 crash on August 31, 1969
  • Crash of a Cessna 172 in Tampa, Florida on January 5, 2002
• U.S. Route 701 runs 172 miles from Four Oaks, North Carolina to Georgetown, South Carolina
• The Oklahoma State Highway 19 runs 172 miles from Blair to Ada, Oklahoma
• Highways and routes numbered 172 include:
  • Interstate 172 in Illinois
  • California State Route 172
  • Colorado State Highway 172
  • Connecticut Route 172
  • Illinois Route 172
  • M-172, Michigan (former)
  • Minnesota State Highway 172
  • Mississippi Highway 172
  • Missouri Route 172
  • New Jersey Route 172
  • New York State Route 172
  • North Carolina Highway 172
  • Ohio State Route 172
  • Pennsylvania Route 172, Lancaster (former)
  • Texas State Highway 172
  • Farm to Market Road 172 runs from Archer to Clay County, Texas
  • Utah State Route 172
  • Virginia State Route 172
  • Washington State Route 172
  • Wisconsin Highway 172
  • Puerto Rico Highway 172
  • Quebec Route 172
  • National Route 172 runs from Minato-ku, Osaka to Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan
  • Kluang Inner Ring Road Route 172, Kluang, Johor, Malaysia

In TV and radio

• TV programs with 172 episodes include:
  • Three's Company ran on ABC from 1977 to 1984]
  • L.A. Law ran on NBC from 1986 to 1994
  • Wings ran on NBC from 1990 to 1997
  • Rugrats ran on Nickelodeon from 1991 to 2004
  • Star Trek: Voyager ran on UPN from 1995 to 2001
  • Girlfriends ran on UPN from 2000 to 2008
  • The Argentina children’s Television show, Patito Feo, included 172 episodes in its first season in 2007
• The Burning, the 172nd episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld, originally aired on March 18, 1998
• Grade School Confidential, the 172nd episode of the Fox animated television series The Simpsons, originally aired on April 6, 1997
• A Rover Runs Through It, the 172nd episode of the Fox animated television series King of the Hill, originally aired on November 7, 2004
• Channel 172 on The Dish Network is the Disney Channel East (HD)
• Channel 172 on XM Satellite Radio is Radio Parallèle, talk radio for men and NHL play-by-play

In other fields

172 is also:

• The year AD 172 or 172 BC
• 172 AH is a year in the Islamic calendar that corresponds to 788 – 789 CE
• The atomic number of an element temporarily called Unseptbium
• 172 Baucis is a large S-type Main belt asteroid
• Alcohol boils at 172º F, while water boils at 212º F
• Numbers 1-7-2 appear on the back of the US $5 dollar bill (in the bushes at the base of the Lincoln Memorial)
• The Orange Tree Theatre in London seats 172

See also

• 172 (disambiguation)
• Mir-172 microRNA precursor family
• List of highways numbered 172
• United States Supreme Court cases, Volume 172
• United Nations Security Council Resolution 172
• Quincy, Illinois Public School District 172

External links

• Number Facts and Trivia: 172
• The Number 172
• Number Gossip: 172
• The Positive Integer 172
• Prime curiosities: 172
• VirtueScience: 172
• Boy Scout Troop 172, Montoursville, PA
• Boy Scout Trool 172, Austin, TX
• Iron Workers Local Union 172, Columbus, OH