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'''272''' '''(two hundred [and] seventy-two)''' is the [[Natural number|natural number]] after {{num|271}} and before {{num|273}}.

==Properties==
272 is a [[Composite number|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oeis.org/A034963|title=Sequence A034963 (Numbers that are the sum of 4 consecutive primes)|access-date=2023-11-12}}</ref> 

It is a [[Palindromic number|palindromic number]] in [[Decimal|base 10]]. 

==In Other Fields==
272 is also:
* The number assigned to a minor planet, [[Astronomy:272 Antonia|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''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Swarns |first1=Rachel L. |title=The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/books/review/the-272-rachel-swarns.html |website={{wipe|The New York Times}} |date=2023-06-28 |access-date=2023-11-12}}</ref>

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