188 (number)

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Cardinal	One hundred [and] eighty-eight
Ordinal	188th
Factorization	$2^2 \cdot 47$
Roman numeral	CLXXXVIII
Binary	10111100
Hexadecimal	BC

188 is the natural number following 187 and preceding 189.

In mathematics

• 188 is an even number
• 188 has 6 divisors: 1, 2, 4, 47, 94, 188
• 188 is a composite number
• 188 is a deficient number, as 148 is less than 188
• 188 is a happy number
• 188 is a nontotient
• 188 is an odious number
• 188 is an untouchable number
• 188 is the difference of 2 square numbers: 48 ² (2304)– 46 ² (2116)

In astronomy

• 188 Menippe is a bright and rocky main belt asteroid
• NGC 188 is an open cluster in the constellation Cepheus

In geography

• Pyramid Lake (Nevada) in Washoe County, Nevada is 188 square miles (490 km²)
• The Yazoo River in Mississippi is 188 miles (303 km) long
• Luxembourg is located 188 kilometers from Brussels
• The 188-foot-tall (57 m) Salem First United Methodist Church is the tallest building in Salem, Oregon
• Holliswood, Queens, New York City is bounded Francis Lewis Boulevard to the east, and 188th Street to the west

In the military

• MIL-STD-188 series of U.S. military standards relating to telecommunications
• United States Revenue Cutter Service Seminole, a 188-foot (57 m), 845-ton steamer, saw service during World War I
• USNS Aiken Victory (T-AP-188) was a United States Navy troop transport during the Korean War
• USNS Joshua Humphreys (T-AO-188) is a United States Navy Henry J. Kaiser class fleet replenishment oiler deactivated on October 1, 2006
• USS Chotauk (IX-188) was a United States Navy unclassified miscellaneous vessel during World War II
• USS Goldsborough (DD-188) was a United States Navy Clemson-class destroyer during World War II
• USS Herkimer (AK-188) was a United States Navy Alamosa-class cargo ship during World War II
• USS Olmstead (APA-188) was a United States Navy Haskell-class attack transport during World War II
• USS O'Neill (DE-188) was a United States Navy Cannon-class destroyer escort during World War II
• USS Penobscot (ATA-188) was a United States Navy Sotoyomo-class auxiliary fleet tug during World War II
• USS Sargo (SS-188) was a United States Navy Sargo class submarine during World War II
• The 188th Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War
• The 188th Fighter Squadron, a unit of the New Mexico Air National Guard, flies the F-16C/D Fighting Falcon
• The United States Air Force 188th Fighter Wing Air Combat Command-gained unit of the Air National Guard at Fort Smith, Arkansas
• The United States Army 188th Glider Infantry Regiment during World War II
• The United States Army 188th Infantry Brigade infantry brigade at Fort Stewart, Georgia
• The German 188th Reserve Mountain Division during World War II

In movies

• The Big Premiere is the 188th Our Gang short comedy film, released on March 9, 1940
• Oil's Well That Ends Well is the 188th short starring the Three Stooges, released December 4, 1958
• Actor Guy Oliver appeared in 188 films between 1911 - 1931
• 188 minute long films include:
  • Fanny and Alexander (1982
  • The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
  • Gandhi (1982)
  • The Green Mile (1999)
  • King Kong (2005)

In music

• Buffalo Springfield Again (1967) by Buffalo Springfield ranked #188 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
• Who'll Stop the Rain (1970) by Creedence Clearwater Revival ranked #188 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
• The song “Shut 'Em Down” on Onyx’s Shut 'Em Down CD (1998) includes the lyrics “Flight 188”

In population

• Tonga ranks # 188 in world population
• The Bahamas ranks # 188 in population density
• Sterling Heights, Michigan ranks #188 in United States cities by population
• Cromwell, Nottinghamshire, England has a population of 188
• New Perlican, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada has a population of 188
• Syrna, Greece has a population of 188 for the village
• U.S. towns with a population of 188 in the 2000 census include:
  • Baskin, Louisiana
  • Dames Quarter, Maryland
  • Delaware, Iowa
  • DeWitt, Illinois
  • Douglas, Iowa
  • Enola, Arkansas
  • Georgetown, Minnesota
  • Gillham, Arkansas
  • Hiles, Wisconsin
  • Jolly, Texas
  • Klein, Montana
  • Laketown, Utah
  • Mokane, Missouri
  • Normania, Minnesota
  • Opdyke West, Texas
  • Osage, Oklahoma
  • Oyehut-Hogan's Corner, Washington
  • Palmetto, Louisiana
  • Pea Ridge, Illinois
  • Ranier, Minnesota
  • Royal, Nebraska
  • Ruby, Alaska
  • Shambaugh, Iowa
  • Vera, Oklahoma
  • Waterford, Illinois
  • Wentworth, South Dakota
  • Willisville, Arkansas

In sports

• Bid McPhee had 188 career career triples in his MLB career from 1882–1899
• MLB players with 188 career career wins include Lee Meadows and Rick Wise
• Ken Holland was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Entry Draft 188th overall in the 12th Round
• Kelly Buchberger was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft 188th overall in the 9th Round
• Kevin Smith rushed for 188 yards and two touchdowns as the University of Central Florida Knights beat Marshall University 47-13 on November 3, 2007

In transportation

• Bristol 188 was a British supersonic research aircraft in the 1950s
• Casey Jones’s final trip was a 188-mile (303 km) run from Memphis, Tennessee to Canton, Mississippi on April 29–30, 1900
• Cessna 188 airplane produced between 1966 and 1983
• Cosmos 188 Soyuz space mission on November 2, 1967
• Lockheed L-188 Electra turboprop airliner
  • Lockheed L-188 Electra crash in Angola on December 18, 1995
• London Buses route 188
• The CLEVER (Compact Low Emission Vehicle for Urban Transport) runs on compressed natural gas, achieving 188 miles per gallon fuel efficiency
• New Jersey Transit Bus 188 runs from the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal to West New York, New Jersey
• The Fordham Road, Bronx station on the IND Concourse Line of the New York City Subway at East 188th Avenue and Burnside Street on the Grand Concourse
• The Rockwood/East 188th Avenue, Gresham, Oregon light rail station on the MAX Blue Line
• The electric battery-powered Lightning GT sports car, with a full charge, has a range of about 188 miles (303 km)
• Iowa Highway 14 is 188 miles (303 km) long
• Highways and routes numbered 188 include:
  • Arizona State Route 188
  • California State Route 188
  • Connecticut Route 188
  • Iowa Highway 188
  • M-188 (Michigan highway)
  • Ohio State Route 188
  • Pennsylvania Route 188
  • Texas State Highway 188
  • Farm to Market Road 188 (Texas)
  • Utah State Route 188 (former)
  • Virginia State Route 188
  • Wisconsin Highway 188
  • A188, Heaton, Newcastle, England
  • Bundesstraße 188 in Germany
  • National Route 188 connects Iwakuni, Yamaguchi and Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi, Japan
  • Johor Bahru Inner Ring Road, Federal Route 188, Malaysia
  • Mexican Federal Highway 188

In TV and radio

• The Belgian television show “Artikel 188” starring Leo Madder in 1968
• Miracle on Evergreen Terrace, the 188th episode of the Fox animated television series The Simpsons, originally aired on December 21, 1997
• Bystand Me, the 188th episode of the Fox animated television series King of the Hill, originally aired on September 25, 2005
• Say Uncle, the 188th episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, originally aired on November 13, 2008
• Channel 188 on The Dish Network is SOAPnet
• Channel 188 on XM Satellite Radio is MLB Play-by-Play

In other fields

188 is also:

• The year AD 188 or 188 BC
• The atomic number of an element temporarily called Unoctoctium
• The beginning of the toll-free area code 1-888
• Minuscule 188 is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment
• ROD-188 is a sedative drug structurally derived from the GABA_A antagonist bicuculline
• Jabir Jubran Al Fayfi is detainee #188 at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
• The Viper is a 188-foot-high (57 m) steel roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California
• The Brain Box 188: Electronic Learning Kit by Microrobot
• United States dollar bill denominations totaling $188: $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100

See also

• List of highways numbered 188
• United Nations Security Council Resolution 188
• United States Supreme Court cases, Volume 188
• Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 188
• Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Company, 188 U.S. 239 (1903)
• Champion v. Ames, 188 U.S. 321 (1903)
• Re Australian Education Union 184 CLR 188 (1995)

External links

• Number Facts and Trivia: 188
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• The Number 188
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• The Positive Integer 188
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• Cub Scout Pack 188
• Glaziers, Architectural Metal and Glassworkers Local 188, Seattle, WA
• Plumbers and Steamfitters Local Union 188, Savannah, GA