32 (number)

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Cardinal	thirty-two
Ordinal	32nd (thirty-second)
Factorization	25
Divisors	1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32
Greek numeral	ΛΒ´
Roman numeral	XXXII
Binary	1000002
Ternary	10123
Senary	526
Octal	408
Duodecimal	2812
Hexadecimal	2016

32 (thirty-two) is the natural number following 31 and preceding 33.

In mathematics

32 is the smallest number n with exactly 7 solutions to the equation φ(x) = n. It is also the sum of the totient function for the first ten integers.

The fifth power of two, 32 is also a Leyland number since 2⁴ + 4² = 32.

32 is the ninth happy number.

32 = 1¹ + 2² + 3³

In science

• The atomic number of germanium
• The freezing point of water at standard atmospheric pressure in degrees Fahrenheit

Astronomy

• Messier 32, a magnitude 9.0 galaxy in the constellation Andromeda which is a companion to M31.
• The New General Catalogue object NGC 32, a star in the constellation Pegasus

In music

• The number of completed, numbered piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven
• "32 Footsteps", a song by They Might Be Giants
• "The Chamber of 32 Doors", a song by Genesis, from their 1974 concept album The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
• "32", a song on Mr. Mister's debut album I Wear the Face
• "32", a song by electro-rock group Carpark North
• "Thirty Two", a song by Van Morrison on the album New York Sessions '67
• ThirtyTwo is the fourth album by English band Reverend and the Makers
• "32 Pennies", a song on Warrant's 1989 debut album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich
• The number of rays in the Japanese Rising Sun on the cover of Incubus' 2006 album Light Grenades
• "32 Ways To Die", a song on Sum41's album Half Hour of Power
• The shortened pseudonym of UK rapper Wretch 32

In religion

In the Kabbalah, there are 32 Kabbalistic Paths of Wisdom.

One of the central texts of the Pāli Canon in the Theravada Buddhist tradition, the Digha Nikaya, describes the appearance of the historical Buddha with a list of 32 physical characteristics.

The Hindu scripture Mudgala Purana also describes Ganesha as taking 32 forms.

In sports

In chess, the total number of black squares on the board, the total number of white squares, and the total number of pieces (black and white) at the beginning of the game.

The number of teams in the National Football League.

The number of national teams that have participated in each FIFA World Cup finals tournament since 1998.

The ball used in association football is typically made with 32 panels of leather or synthetic material.

In other fields

Thirty-two could also refer to:

• The number of teeth of a full set of teeth in an adult human, including wisdom teeth
• The size of a databus in bits: 32-bit
• The size, in bits, of certain integer data types, used in computer representations of numbers
• IPv4 uses 32-bit (4-byte) addresses
• ASCII and Unicode code point for space
• The code for international direct dial phone calls to Belgium
• In the title Thirty-Two Short Films About Glenn Gould, starring Colm Feore
• Article 32 of the UCMJ concerns pre-trial investigations. Such a hearing is often called an "article 32 hearing"
• Sometimes considered to be the occult opposite of number 23
• The caliber .32 ACP
• The number of pages in the average comic book (not including the cover)
• The number of the French department Gers
• The traditional 32 counties of Ireland

References

• Prime Curios! 32 from the Prime Pages