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.

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:
  • Akron, Minnesota
  • Autryville, North Carolina
  • Cashiers, North Carolina
  • Douglas, Nebraska
  • Elks, Kansas
  • Mobile City, Texas
  • Moore, Idaho
  • Northland, Minnesota
  • Papineau, Illinois
  • Royalty, Texas
  • Rutledge, Minnesota
  • Sobieski, Minnesota
  • South Park View, Kentucky
  • Toivola, Minnesota
  • Viola, Iowa
  • Waltham, Minnesota
  • Winterville Plantation, Maine
  • Woodford, South Carolina

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

See also

• 196 Palindrome Quest
• List of highways numbered 196
• United Nations Security Council Resolution 196
• United States Supreme Court cases, Volume 196
• Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 196
• Independent School District 196, Twin Cities, Minnesota

External links

• 196 and Other Lychrel Numbers
• 196 Palindrome Quest
• The Palindrome 196 Problem
• Number Facts and Trivia: 196
• The Number 196
• Number Gossip: 196
• The Positive Integer 196
• American Federal of Musicians, Local 196, Champaign, IL
• Int’l Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 196, Batavia, IL

References

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