272 (number)

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Short description: Natural number
← 271 272 273 →
Cardinaltwo hundred seventy-two
Ordinal272nd
(two hundred seventy-second)
Factorization24 × 17
Primeno
Greek numeralΣΟΒ´
Roman numeralCCLXXII
Binary1000100002
Ternary1010023
Quaternary101004
Quinary20425
Senary11326
Octal4208
Duodecimal1A812
Hexadecimal11016
VigesimalDC20
Base 367K36

272 (two hundred [and] seventy-two) is the natural number after 271 and before 273.

Properties

272 is a composite number, with divisors 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 17, 34, 68, 136, and 272.

It can be expressed as the sum of four consecutive prime numbers: 61, 67, 71, and 73.[1]

It is a palindromic number in base 10.

In Other Fields

272 is also:

  • The number assigned to a minor planet, Asteroid 272 Antonia.
  • An area code in northeastern Pennsylvania, USA. It covers regions including the city of Scranton.
  • The year AD 272 or 272 BC.
  • The number 272 is associated with a notable event in American history, as it represents the 272 enslaved individuals who were sold in 1838 by the Jesuit leaders of Georgetown University, an incident detailed in Rachel L. Swarns's book The 272.[2]

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