186 (number)

186 is the natural number following 185 and preceding 187.

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Cardinal	One hundred [and] eighty-six
Ordinal	186th
Factorization	$2 \cdot 3 \cdot 31$
Roman numeral	CLXXXVI
Binary	10111010
Hexadecimal	BA

In mathematics

• 186 is an even number
• 186 is an abundant number, as 198 is greater than 186
• 186 is a composite number
• There is no integer with exactly 186 coprimes less than it. 186 is a nontotient, nor is it ever the difference between an integer and the total of coprimes below it, thus also a noncototient
• 186 is an odious number
• 186 is a sphenic number, so the Möbius function returns -1 (and the Mertens function returns -4)
• 186 is a square-free number
• 186 is a 14-gonal number and a 63-gonal number
• 186 factors: 2 × 3 × 31
• 186 divisors: 1, 2, 3, 6, 31, 62, 93, 186
• There are 186 degree-11 irreducible polynomials over a Galois field with 2 elements (sequence A001037 in OEIS)

In astronomy

• 186 Celuta is a large S-type asteroid Main belt asteroid
• POX 186 is a small galaxy still forming

In geography

• Abernethy No. 186, Saskatchewan is a rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada
• The Pembrokeshire Coast Path, a National Trail in southwest Wales, is 186 miles long
• At 186 feet high, the Independence Building in Charlotte was the tallest commercial building in North Carolina prior to its implosion in 1981
• The Toccoa Falls waterfall on the campus of Toccoa Falls College in Stephens County, Georgia has a vertical drop of 186 feet
• Kemp Barn is a historic barn at 186 Summer Avenue, Reading, Massachusetts

In the military

• RFA Fort Rosalie (A186) was a Royal Fleet Auxiliary armament stores carrier following World War II
• USNS Bessemer (T-AG-186) was a United States Navy victory ship during World War II
• USS Clemson (DD-186) was a United States Navy destroyer during World War II
• USS Dawn (IX-186) was a United States Navy tanker ship during World War II
• USS Habersham (AK-186) was a United States Navy Alamosa cargo-class ship during World War II
• USS Platte (AO-186) was a United States Navy Cimarron-class ship fro 1981-1999
• USS Stingray (SS-186) was a United States Navy Salmon-class submarine during World War II
• USS Swearer (DE-186) was a United States Navy Cannon-class destroyer escort during World War II
• United States Navy R-class coastal and harbor defense submarines were 186 feet in length. The class includes:
  • SS-78 R-1
  • SS-79 R-2
  • SS-80 R-3
  • SS-81 R-4
  • SS-82 R-5
  • SS-83 R-6
  • SS-84 R-7
  • SS-85 R-8
  • SS-86 R-9
  • SS-87 R-10
  • SS-88 R-11
  • SS-89 R-12
  • SS-90 R-13
  • SS-91 R-14
  • SS-92 R-15
  • SS-93 R-16
  • SS-94 R-17
  • SS-95 R-18
  • SS-96 R-19
  • SS-97 R-20

In movies

• Alfalfa's Double is the 186th Our Gang short comedy film, released on January 20, 1940
• Sweet and Hot is the 186th short starring the Three Stooges, released September 4, 1958
• Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996) grossed $186 million, making it the fourth highest grossing direct-to-video animated feature film of all time
• Judgment at Nuremberg is 186 minutes long

In music

• I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) (1967) by Aretha Franklin ranked #186 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
• Fresh (1973) by Sly and the Family Stone ranked #186 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time

In population

• Aruba ranks #186 in world population
• Cary, North Carolina ranks #186 in United States cities by population
• Somaliland ranks #186 in countries by population density
• Castrelos, Portugal has a population of 186
• Coniston Cold, England has a population of 186, according to the United Kingdom 2001 Census
• Kirby Bedon, Norwich, England has a population of 186
• Saint-Moré in the French region of Bourgogne has a population of 186
• U.S. towns with a population of 186 in the 2000 census include:
  • Alba, Pennsylvania
  • Alvin, Wisconsin
  • Blomkest, Minnesota
  • Buncombe, Illinois
  • Dairyland, Wisconsin
  • Deerwood, Minnesota
  • Denton, Kansas
  • Edwardsville, Alabama
  • Excelsior, Iowa
  • Fernan Lake Village, Idaho
  • Goehner, Nebraska
  • Haysi, Virginia
  • Joliet, Nebraska
  • Langor, Minnesota
  • Lidderdale, Iowa
  • McDonaldsville, Minnesota
  • Millville, Minnesota
  • Moore, Montana
  • Morrison, Minnesota
  • Mount Hope, Wisconsin
  • Peck, Idaho
  • Pioneer, Missouri
  • Providence, Minnesota
  • Raymond, Nebraska
  • Rochester, Kentucky
  • Rocky Ford, Georgia
  • Sherrill, Iowa
  • Twin Oaks, Oklahoma
  • Walter, Minnesota
  • Wilton, Minnesota
  • Winthrop, Arkansas
  • Wyola, Montana

In sports

• MLB players with 186 career career wins include:
  • Wild Bill Donovan
  • Jimmy Key
  • Tom Zachary
• NFL quarterback Colt Brennan was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft, 186th overall
• The light heavyweight division in mixed martial arts refers to competitors weighing between 186 and 205 pounds
• Highlights of the World Rally Championship are shown in 186 countries
• In Round 19 of the 2011 AFL season, Geelong thumped Melbourne by 186 points - 37.11 (233) – 7.5 (47).

In transportation

• 186 is a 6-cylinder Holden engine (L6), that was first used in the Holden HR series
• London Buses route 186
• The NOAAS Nancy Foster, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research vessel, is 186 feet long
• Cosmos 186 and Cosmos 188 incorporated a Soyuz programme descent module for landing scientific instruments and test objects
• Highways and routes numbered 186 include:
  • Alabama State Route 186
  • Arizona State Route 186
  • Arkansas Highway 186
  • California State Route 186
  • Connecticut Route 186 in Connecticut and Massachusetts
  • Maine State Route 186
  • M-186, Michigan
  • New York State Route 186
    • Erie County, NY Route 186
  • North Carolina Highway 186
  • Ohio State Route 186
  • Texas State Highway 186
  • Utah State Route 186
  • Virginia State Route 186
  • Wisconsin Highway 186
  • Route 186 connects Gōtsu, Shimane and Ōtake, Hiroshima, Japan
  • Kangar Bypass, Federal Route 186, Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia
  • Mexican Federal Highway 186

In TV and radio

• Lisa the Skeptic, the 186th episode of the Fox animated television series The Simpsons, originally aired on November 23, 1997
• It Ain't Over 'Til the Fat Neighbor Sings, the 186th episode of the Fox animated television series King of the Hill, originally aired on May 15, 2005
• Let it Bleed, the 186th episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, originally aired on October 30, 2008
• Channel 186 on The Dish Network is the National Geographic Channel (HD)
• Channel 186 on XM Satellite Radio is MLB Play-by-Play
• 186 Police term for a murder or homicide

In other fields

186 is also:

• The year AD 186 or 186 BC
• The atomic number of an element temporarily called Unocthexium
• Minuscule 186 is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment
• There are 186 odd numbered days during a non-leap year (365 days)
• The standard cross-cultural sample is a sample of 186 cultures.

See also

• List of highways numbered 186
• United Nations Security Council Resolution 186
• Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 186
• United States Supreme Court cases, Volume 186
• Shaffer v. Heitner, 433 U.S. 186 (1977)
• Baker v. Carr, 369 U.S. 186 (1962)

External links

• Number Facts and Trivia: 186
• The Number 186
• The Positive Integer 186
• Prime curiosities: 186
• Number Gossip: 186
• Teamster Local 186, Ventura, California