359 (number)
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| Cardinal | three hundred fifty-nine | |||
| Ordinal | 359th (three hundred fifty-ninth) |
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| Factorization | prime | |||
| Prime | yes | |||
| Roman numeral | CCCLIX | |||
| Binary | 1011001112 | |||
| Ternary | 1110223 | |||
| Quaternary | 112134 | |||
| Quinary | 24145 | |||
| Senary | 13556 | |||
| Octal | 5478 | |||
| Duodecimal | 25B12 | |||
| Hexadecimal | 16716 | |||
| Vigesimal | HJ20 | |||
| Base 36 | 9Z36 | |||
Three hundred and fifty-nine (359) is the number directly following 358 and directly preceding 360. 359 is the 72nd among the prime numbers.
359 in mathematics[edit]
359° is one degree less than a full revolution (360°); this makes it a reflex angle.
359 is a Sophie Germain prime: 2(359)+1=719 (also a Sophie Germain prime.)
359 in international telephony[edit]
359 is also the international calling code for Bulgaria. When calling from outside the country +359 must be dialled before the local code, leaving out the first zero (0).
359 in Culture[edit]
- Official number of casualties of the Beslan school hostage crisis.
- According to the author Douglas Adams, 359 is the funniest three-digit number.[1]
- ^ Simpson, M. J. (2005-04-29). Hitchhiker: A Biography of Douglas Adams. Justin, Charles & Co. ISBN 9781932112351. Read 2015-12-06
