272 (number)

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Cardinal two hundred seventy-two
Ordinal 272nd
(two hundred seventy-second)
Factorization 24 × 17
Prime no
Greek numeral ΣΟΒ´
Roman numeral CCLXXII
Binary 1000100002
Ternary 1010023
Senary 11326
Octal 4208
Duodecimal 1A812
Hexadecimal 11016

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

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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.

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References

  1. "Sequence A034963 (Numbers that are the sum of 4 consecutive primes)" . Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  2. Swarns, Rachel L. (2023-06-28). "The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church". The New York Times . Retrieved 2023-11-12.