268 (number)

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Short description: Natural number
← 267 268 269 →
Cardinaltwo hundred sixty-eight
Ordinal268th
(two hundred sixty-eighth)
Factorization22 × 67
Divisors1, 2, 4, 67, 134, 268
Greek numeralΣΞΗ´
Roman numeralCCLXVIII
Binary1000011002
Ternary1002213
Quaternary100304
Quinary20335
Senary11246
Octal4148
Duodecimal1A412
Hexadecimal10C16
VigesimalD820
Base 367G36

268 (two hundred [and] sixty-eight) is the natural number following 267 and preceding 269.

In mathematics

In technology

World records

  • YouTuber Hassan Suliman (AboFlah) received 2 world records during a live stream. The first was the longest video live stream with a total length of 268 hours. The second was the most viewers on a charity live stream on youtube with 698000 viewers.[7]
  • On January 17, 2013, The Procter & Gamble Company received the Guinness World Record for the most people using teeth-whitening strips simultaneously. There were 268 participants.[8]
  • On December 9, 2012, 268 people were brushing dog’s teeth. It was an event to promote dog’s dental health awareness.[9]
  • On April 17, 2016, there were 268 people in Hikone, Japan dressed as ninjas. https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/95237-largest-gathering-of-people-dressed-as-ninjas
  • On June 19, 2011, the lowest score in the golf US Open was achieved by Rory McIlroy. The score was 268 in 72 holes.[10]

Other fields

  • The calendar years 268 AD and 268 BC.
  • In the French Republican calendar, The year 268 would be a year 4 cycle and be in 2060.[11]
  • 267 is the number for several highways across the countries of Canada, Japan, and the United States.
  • 268 Adorea is an asteroid in the asteroid belt. It was discovered by Alphonse Borrelly in Marseilles. It was named after adorea liba which were split cakes made by the Romans as sacrificial offerings. This was controversial because all asteroids before this point were named after people or mythological people.[12]

References

  1. "Facts about the integer". https://mathworld.wolfram.com/CompositeNumber.html. 
  2. "Untouchable numbers". https://mathworld.wolfram.com/UntouchableNumber.html. 
  3. "Twin prime numbers". https://mathworld.wolfram.com/TwinPrimeConjecture.html. 
  4. "268 area code". https://researchmaniacs.com/AreaCode/Where-is-Area-Code-268.html. 
  5. "+268 calling code". https://www.howtocallabroad.com/swaziland/. 
  6. Zhu, X. D.; Cuadra, G.; Brufani, M.; Maggi, T.; Pagella, P. G.; Williams, E.; Giacobini, E. (1996). "MF 268 information". Journal of Neuroscience Research 43 (1): 120–126. doi:10.1002/jnr.490430116. PMID 8838583. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8838583/. 
  7. Kaddoura, Mohamad (March 3, 2022). "268 hour livestream". https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2022/3/youtuber-aboflahs-268-hour-livestream-breaks-two-world-records-689421. 
  8. "268 people using teeth-whitening strips". https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/106324-most-people-using-teeth-whitening-strips. 
  9. "268 people brushing dog's teeth". https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-people-brushing-dogs-teeth-simultaneously. 
  10. "268 golf score US Open". https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/64175-lowest-total-score-72-holes-at-the-golf-us-open. 
  11. "French Republican Calendar Guide". https://broadcast.lds.org/elearning/FHD/Community/en/FamilySearch/Handwriting/French/Lesson2/Handouts/French_Republican_Calendar.pdf. 
  12. "268 Adorea information". https://in-the-sky.org/data/object.php?id=A268.