176 (number)
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| Cardinal | one hundred seventy-six | |||
| Ordinal | 176th (one hundred seventy-sixth) | |||
| Factorization | 24 × 11 | |||
| Divisors | 1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 16, 22, 44, 88, 176 | |||
| Greek numeral | ΡΟϚ´ | |||
| Roman numeral | CLXXVI | |||
| Binary | 101100002 | |||
| Ternary | 201123 | |||
| Senary | 4526 | |||
| Octal | 2608 | |||
| Duodecimal | 12812 | |||
| Hexadecimal | B016 | |||
176 (one hundred [and] seventy-six) is the natural number following 175 and preceding 177.
In mathematics
[edit]176 is an even number and an abundant number. It is an odious number, a self number, a semiperfect number, and a practical number.[1]
176 is a cake number,[2] a happy number, a pentagonal number, and an octagonal number. 15 can be partitioned in 176 ways.
The Higman–Sims group can be constructed as a doubly transitive permutation group acting on a geometry containing 176 points,[3] and it is also the symmetry group of the largest possible set of equiangular lines in 22 dimensions, which contains 176 lines.[4]
In astronomy
[edit]- 176 Iduna is a large main belt asteroid with a composition similar to that of the largest main belt asteroid, 1 Ceres
- Gliese 176 is a red dwarf star in the constellation of Taurus
- Gliese 176 b is a super-Earth exoplanet in the constellation of Taurus. This planet orbits close to its parent star Gliese 176
In the Bible
[edit]- Minuscule 176 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament
- 176 is the highest verse number in the Bible. Found in Psalm 119.
In the military
[edit]- Attack Squadron 176 United States Navy squadron during the Vietnam War
- USS General J. C. Breckinridge (AP-176) was a United States Navy troop transport during World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam War
- USS Kershaw (APA-176) was a United States Navy Haskell-class attack transport during World War II
- USS Micka (DE-176) was a United States Navy Cannon-class destroyer escort during World War II
- USS Perch (SS-176) was a United States Navy Porpoise-class submarine during World War II
- USS Peregrine (AG-176) was a United States Navy Auk-class minesweeper during World War II
- USS Renshaw (DD-176) was a United States Navy Wickes-class destroyer following World War I
- USS Tonkawa (AT-176) was a United States Navy Sonoma-class fleet tug during World War II
- 176th Wing is the largest unit of the Alaska Air National Guard
In transportation
[edit]- Heinkel He 176 was a German rocket-powered aircraft
- London Buses route 176
- 176th Street, Bronx elevated station on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line of the New York City Subway
In other fields
[edit]176 is also:
- The year AD 176 or 176 BC
- 176 AH is a year in the Islamic calendar that corresponds to 792–793 CE
- The atomic number of an element temporarily called Unsepthexium
See also
[edit]- List of highways numbered 176
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 176
- United States Supreme Court cases, Volume 176
References
[edit]- ^ "Sloane's A005153 : Practical numbers". The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. OEIS Foundation. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
- ^ "Sloane's A000125 : Cake numbers". The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. OEIS Foundation. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
- ^ Wilson, Robert A. (2009). The Finite Simple Groups. Graduate Texts in Mathematics. Vol. 251. London: Springer London. p. 212. doi:10.1007/978-1-84800-988-2. ISBN 978-1-84800-987-5.
- ^ Lemmens, P.W.H.; Seidel, J.J.; Green, J.A. (1991), "Equiangular Lines", Geometry and Combinatorics, Elsevier, pp. 127–145, doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-189420-7.50017-7, ISBN 978-0-12-189420-7, retrieved 2022-07-01
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