84 (number)
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84 (eighty-four) is the natural number following 83 and preceding 85.
| 84 | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal | eighty-four |
| Ordinal | 84th (eighty-fourth) |
| Numeral system | 84 |
| Factorization | ![]() |
| Divisors | 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 21, 28, 42, 84 |
| Roman numeral | LXXXIV |
| Binary | 10101002 |
| Octal | 1248 |
| Duodecimal | 7012 |
| Hexadecimal | 5416 |
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[edit] In mathematics
Eighty-four is the sum of the first seven triangular numbers (making it a tetrahedral number), as well as the sum of a twin prime (41 + 43). Being thrice a perfect number, 84 is itself a semiperfect number.
Eighty-four is also the lim sup of the largest finite subgroup of the mapping class group of a genus g surface divided by g.
A hepteract is a seven-dimensional hypercube with 84 penteract 5-faces
[edit] In astronomy
- Messier object M84, a magnitude 11.0 lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo
- The New General Catalogue object NGC 84, a single star in the constellation Andromeda
- The Saros number of the solar eclipse series which began on -181 April 14 and ended on 1099 May 22. The duration of Saros series 84 was 1280.1 years, and it contained 72 solar eclipses.[1] Further, the number of the lunar eclipse series which began on -96 September 13 and ended on 1401 February 28. The duration of Saros series 84 was 1496.5 years, and it contained 84 lunar eclipses.[2]
[edit] In sports
Los Angeles Lakers Magic Johnson holds the record for assists in a 6-game NBA Finals Series (1985) with 84
[edit] In other fields
Eighty-four is also:
- The year AD 84, 84 BC, or 1984.
- The atomic number of polonium
- The model number of Harpoon missile
- WGS 84 - The latest revision of the World Geodetic System, a fixed global reference frame for the Earth.
- The house number of 84 Avenue Foch
- The number of the French department Vaucluse
- The designation of Interstate 84, two Interstate Highways that run from Oregon to Utah and from Pennsylvania to Massachusetts.
- The code for international direct dial phone calls to Vietnam
- The town of Eighty Four, Pennsylvania
- The company 84 Lumber
- The ISBN Group Identifier for books published in Spain
- A variation of the game 42 played with two sets of dominoes.
- The film "84 Charing Cross Road" (1987) starring Anne Bancroft and Anthony Hopkins
- KKNX Radio 84 in Eugene, Oregon
- The John Larroquette Show ran on NBC from 1993 to 1996 for 84 episodes
- The B-Side to "Up All Night" (Take That song)
- British Army term for the 84mm Carl Gustav recoilless rifle.
