296 (number)

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Cardinal	two hundred ninety-six
Ordinal	296th (two hundred ninety-sixth)
Factorization	23 × 37
Divisors	1, 2, 4, 8, 37, 74, 148, 296
Greek numeral	ΣϞϚ´
Roman numeral	CCXCVI
Binary	1001010002
Ternary	1012223
Senary	12126
Octal	4508
Duodecimal	20812
Hexadecimal	12816

296 is the natural number following 295 and preceding 297.

In mathematics

• 296 is an even composite number with two prime factor. ^[1]
• 296 is a refactorable number meaning that it is divisible by its number of divisors. ^[2]
• 296 is a unique period in base 2.
• 296 is the number of regions formed by drawing the line segments connecting any two of the 12 outer points in a 2 by 4 grid. ^[3]
• 296 is the number of surface points on a 83 cube. ^[4]

World Records

• On November 19, 2017, the greatest number of people dyeing hair simultaneously was completed in Cologne, Germany. There were 296 participants. ^[5]
• On June 25, 2016, the greatest number of people playing a single drum simultaneously was achieved in Bydgoszcz, Poland. There were 296 participants. ^[6]
• On October 12, 2023, the Guinness World Record for the largest string contest was completed in Dartford, UK. There were 296 participants. ^[7]
• On August 27, 2023, the greatest number of people piggyback crawling simultaneously was achieved in Hong Kong, China. THere were 296 participants. ^[8]

Other fields

• The calendar years 296 AD and 296 BC.
• 296 is the number for several highways across the countries of Canada, Japan, and the United States.
• 296 Phaëtusa is an asteroid in the asteroid belt. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois in Nice, France. ^[9]

References

1. "Facts about the integer". mathworld.wolfram.com.
2. "Refactorable numbers". mathworld.wolfram.com.
3. > Sloane, N. J. A. (ed.). "SequenceA331452". The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences . OEIS Foundation.
4. Sloane, N. J. A. (ed.). "SequenceA005897". The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences . OEIS Foundation.
5. "296 people dying hair simultaneously". www.guinnessworldrecords.com.
6. "296 people playing the same drum simultaneously". www.guinnessworldrecords.com.
7. "296 people participating in a staring contest". www.guinnessworldrecords.com.
8. "296 people participating in piggyback crawling". www.guinnessworldrecords.com.
9. "296 Phaëtusa information". www.universeguide.com. 27 March 2019.