4,294,967,295
| 4294967295 | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal | four billion two hundred ninety-four million nine hundred sixty-seven thousand two hundred ninety-five |
| Ordinal | 4294967295th (four billion two hundred ninety-four million nine hundred sixty-seven thousand two hundred ninety-fifth) |
| Factorization | 3 × 5 × 17 × 257 × 65537 |
| Greek numeral | ͵ζσϟε´ |
| Roman numeral | N/A |
| Binary | 111111111111111111111111111111112 |
| Ternary | 1020020222012211112103 |
| Senary | 15501040155036 |
| Octal | 377777777778 |
| Duodecimal | 9BA46159312 |
| Hexadecimal | FFFFFFFF16 |
The number 4,294,967,295 is an integer equal to 232 − 1. It is a perfect totient number.[1][2] It follows 4,294,967,294 and precedes 4,294,967,296. It has a factorization of .
In geometry
Since the prime factors of 232 − 1 are exactly the five known Fermat primes, this number is the largest known odd value n for which a regular n-sided polygon is constructible using compass and straightedge.[3][4] Equivalently, it is the largest known odd number n for which the angle can be constructed, or for which can be expressed in terms of square roots.
Not only is 4,294,967,295 the largest known odd number of sides of a constructible polygon, but since constructibility is related to factorization, the list of odd numbers n for which an n-sided polygon is constructible begins with the list of factors of 4,294,967,295. If there are no more Fermat primes, then the two lists are identical. Namely (assuming 65537 is the largest Fermat prime), an odd-sided polygon is constructible if and only if it has 3, 5, 15, 17, 51, 85, 255, 257, 771, 1285, 3855, 4369, 13107, 21845, 65535, 65537, 196611, 327685, 983055, 1114129, 3342387, 5570645, 16711935, 16843009, 50529027, 84215045, 252645135, 286331153, 858993459, 1431655765, or 4294967295 sides.[4] If there are more numbers in this list, they must be at least 2233+1 (approximately 102585827973), because every intervening Fermat number is known to be composite.[5]
In computing
The number 4,294,967,295, equivalent to the hexadecimal value FFFF,FFFF16, is the maximum value for a 32-bit unsigned integer in computing.[6] It is therefore the maximum value for a variable declared as an unsigned integer (usually indicated by the unsigned codeword) in many programming languages running on modern computers. The presence of the value may reflect an error, overflow condition, or missing value.
This value is also the largest memory address for CPUs using a 32-bit address bus.[7] Being an odd value, its appearance may reflect an erroneous (misaligned) memory address. Such a value may also be used as a sentinel value to initialize newly allocated memory for debugging purposes.
See also
- Magic number (programming)
- 2147483647 (number)
- Power of two
- Equilateral triangle
- Pentagon
- Heptadecagon (17-sides)
- 257-gon
- 65537-gon
References
- ^ Loomis, Paul; Plytage, Michael; Polhill, John (2008). "Summing up the Euler φ Function". College Mathematics Journal. 39 (1): 34–42. JSTOR 27646564.
- ^ Iannucci, Douglas E.; Deng, Moujie; Cohen, Graeme L. (2003). "On perfect totient numbers" (PDF). Journal of Integer Sequences. 6 (4): 03.4.5. MR 2051959.
- ^ Lines, Malcolm E (1986). A Number for your Thoughts: Facts and Speculations About Numbers from Euclid to the latest Computers... (2 ed.). Taylor & Francis. p. 17. ISBN 9780852744956.
- ^ a b Sloane, N. J. A. (ed.). "Sequence A004729 (Divisors of 2^32 - 1 (for a(1) to a(31), the 31 regular polygons with an odd number of sides constructible with ruler and compass))". The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. OEIS Foundation.
- ^ "Fermat Number". Wolfram MathWorld.
- ^ Simpson, Alan (2005). "58: Editing the Windows Registry". Alan Simpson's Windows XP bible (2nd ed.). Indianapolis, Indiana: J. Wiley. p. 999. ISBN 9780764588969.
- ^ Spector, Lincoln (19 November 2012). "Why can't 32-bit Windows access 4GB of RAM?". PC World. IDG Consumer & SMB. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
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