66 (number)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal | sixty-six | |||
| Ordinal | th | |||
| Factorization | ||||
| Divisors | 1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, 66 | |||
| Greek numeral | ΞϚ´ | |||
| Roman numeral | LXVI | |||
| Binary | 10000102 | |||
| Ternary | 21103 | |||
| Senary | 1506 | |||
| Octal | 1028 | |||
| Duodecimal | 5612 | |||
| Hexadecimal | 4216 | |||
66 (sixty-six) is the natural number following 65 and preceding 67.
In mathematics
66 is a sphenic number, a triangular number, a hexagonal number, and a semi-meandric number. Being a multiple of a perfect number, 66 is itself a semiperfect number.
Since it is possible to find sequences of 66 consecutive integers such that each inner member member shares a factor with either the first or the last member, 66 is an Erdős–Woods number.
In science
- The atomic number of dysprosium, a lanthanide.
Astronomy
- Messier object Spiral Galaxy M66, a magnitude 10.0 galaxy in the constellation Leo
- The New General Catalogue object NGC 66, a peculiar barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus
- The Saros number of the solar eclipse series which began on -756 March 12 and ended on 542 May 1. The duration of Saros series 66 was 1298.1 years, and it contained 73 solar eclipses.
- The Saros number of the lunar eclipse series which began on -671 August 12 and ended on 826 January 27. The duration of Saros series 66 was 1496.5 years, and it contained 84 lunar eclipses.
In sports
The National Football League retired jersey number 66 for Green Bay Packers linebacker Ray Nitschke. The last Packer to wear number 66 before it was retired in 1983 to honor Nitschke was offensive tackle Larry Pfohl who is better known to pro wrestling fans as Lex Luger.
Also, the number 66 is retired by the Pittsburgh Penguins (National Hockey League) in honor of Mario Lemieux. Although not officially retired by the NHL, no players have worn the number 66 since its retirement in Pittsburgh as a sign of respect for Lemieux, considered by most as one of the best players to ever play the game.
In Computers
- 66 (more specifically 66.667) Megahertz (MHz) is a very common divisor for the Front side bus (FSB) speed, Overall Central processing unit (CPU) speed, and base bus speed. On a Core 2 CPU, and a Core 2 Motherboard, the FSB is 1066MHz (~16 x 66MHz), the memory speed is usually 666.67MHz (~10 x 66MHz), and the processor speed is ranges from 1.86 Gigahertz (GHz)(~66MHz x 28) to 2.93 GHz (~66MHz x 44), in 266Mhz (~66MHz x 4) increments.
Cinema
- 66 is a 2006 movie about a barmitzvah which takes place in London on the day of the 1966 world cup final.
- In Star Wars, Order 66 is a prepared order to the clone troopers to kill the Jedi commanding them
Television
In other fields
Sixty-six is:
- The designation of the historic Route 66, dubbed the "Mother Road" by novelist John Steinbeck
- The designation of US Interstate 66, a freeway that runs from Virginia to Washington, D.C.
- The designation of 36 state and 2 territorial highways (see list of highways numbered 66)
- Phillips 66, a brand of gasoline and service station in the United States
- The international direct dialing (IDD) code for Thailand
- The number of the French department Pyrénées-Orientales
- The name of a German card game, translated from sechsundsechzig
- The name of a card game derived from the German card game, Sixty-six (game)
- The total number of books in the Protestant edition of the Bible (Old Testament and New Testament) combined
- The total number of chapters in the Bible book of Isaiah
- The number of verses in Chapter 3 of the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament
- In Abjad numerals, The Name Of Allah (الله) numeric value is 66
- In Telecommunications a 66 block is used to organize telephone lines.
- In British history, the years of three key events:
- 66 is the number of hot dogs eaten by World record holder Joey Chestnut in 15 minutes at the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Championships in 2007.
- Condoleezza Rice is the 66th U.S. Secretary of State
- Noah Webster completed his American Dictionary of the English Language 1825 at age 66
- Sergio Mendes and Brazil '66 was a sixties group
- 66 WNBC radio was a popular New York radio station (became WFAN as of July 1, 1987)
- 66 is what the underage checkout operators at the British supermarket 'Morrisons' have to shout to confirm a sale of alcohol.
In Anime/Manga
- In Full Metal Alchemist elusive villain Barry the Chopper is imprisoned in cell number 66, which later becomes his alias when battling the brothers at Laboratory Five.