96 (number)
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96 is the natural number following 95 and preceding 97.
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| Cardinal | ninety-six | ||
| Ordinal | 96th (ninety-sixth) | ||
| Factorization | <math>2^5 \cdot 3<math> | ||
| Divisors | 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48 | ||
| Roman numeral | XCVI | ||
| Binary | 1100000 | ||
| Hexadecimal | 60 | ||
In mathematics
Ninety-six is an octagonal number and an untouchable number.
In science
- The atomic number of curium, an actinide.
In astronomy,
- Messier object M96, a magnitude 10.5 spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo
- The New General Catalogue object (http://www.ngcic.org/) NGC 96, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
- The Saros number (http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/SEsaros/SEsaros1-175.html) of the solar eclipse series which began on 94 July 1 and ended on 1374 August 8. The duration of Saros series 96 was 1280.1 years, and it contained 72 solar eclipses.
- The Saros number (http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/LEsaros/LEsaros1-175.html) of the lunar eclipse series which began on 432 May 1 and ended on 1712 June 19. The duration of Saros series 96 was 1280.1 years, and it contained 72 lunar eclipses.
In other fields
Ninety-six is also:
- The designation of American Interstate 96, a freeway in Michigan.
- The name of a town, Ninety Six, South Carolina.
- In the title of an Australian soap opera, Number 96.
- Written in base 10 it has 180° rotational symmetry.
- In dpi, the standard resolution of the monitor of an IBM-compatible computer running Microsoft Windows
- The number of surat Iqra in the Qur'an.
- The year AD 96, 96 BC, or 1996.