26 (number)

26 (twenty-six) is the natural number following 25 and preceding 27.

In mathematics

Pierre de Fermat proved that 26 is the only single number between a square ( $25=5^{2}$ ) and a cube ( $27=3^{3}$ ).^{[citation needed]}

A rhombicuboctahedron has twenty-six sides.

When a 3x3x3 cube is made of twenty-seven unit cubes, twenty-six of them are visible parts of the exterior layer of cubes.

Twenty-six is a repdigit in base three (222) and in base twelve (22).

In base ten, 26 is the smallest number that is not a palindrome to have a square which is (26^2=676).

Twenty-six is the number of known five-digit prime quadruplets, the first of which is {13001, 13003, 13007, 13009}^[1].

The Saros number of the solar eclipse series which began on -2022 March 29 and ended on -724 May 17. The duration of Saros series 26 was 1298.1 years, and it contained 73 solar eclipses.

The Saros number of the lunar eclipse series which began on -1937 August 28 and ended on -386 March 17. The duration of Saros series 26 was 1550.5 years, and it contained 87 lunar eclipses.

26 is the gematric number of the true name of god – YHWH
According to Jewish chronology, God gave the Torah in the 26th generation since Creation

Twenty-six is:

A 2003 novel by Leo McKay, Jr..
The number of letters in the English and Interlingua alphabets, if capital letters are not distinguished from lowercase letters.
The number of miles in a marathon rounded down (26 miles and 385 yards).
Michigan is the 26th state to be admitted to the United States.
Often the number of episodes in a television program each year; this allows one new show per week for half the year, and one rerun per week for the rest of the year.
The alias of punk rock singer Doc Corbin Dart
The age at which males can no longer be drafted in the United States
The "joke throw" in the game of darts, where a player throws 20, 5 and 1 when aiming for 20 (or treble 20). In professional darts, throwing 26 usually results in sneers or laughter from the audience.
A dice game popular in the midwest United States from the 1930s to 1950s; players had to roll a chosen number 26 times or more, exactly 13 or fewer than 10^[2].
The number of the French department Drôme
John Terry, captain of Chelsea F.C. and England national football team defender wears the number 26 for Chelsea.
Is the Number Used by the Famous "Team 26" Powerboat P1 Team With Drivers Kim Collins and Daniel Cramphorn
Patrik Eliáš wears #26 for the New Jersey Devils.
Peter Šťastný used to wear #26 in NHL for the Quebec Nordiques, New Jersey Devils and St. Louis Blues.
Interstate 26 a freeway that runs from Tennessee to South Carolina.

In the Julian and Gregorian calendars:

^ Sequence OEIS: A120120 in the OEIS: Number of n-digit prime quadruplets
^ "Twenty-six." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica 2007 Ultimate Reference Suite. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, 2007.