276 (number)
Encyclopedia
Two hundred seventy-six is the natural number
following two hundred (and) seventy-five and preceding two hundred (and) seventy-seven
.
276 is a triangular number
, hexagonal number
, centered pentagonal number
and untouchable number
.
It is the lowest number whose aliquot sequence
has not yet been fully determined.
It is the sum of twelve consecutive prime numbers (5 + 7 + 11 + 13 + 17 + 19 + 23 + 29 + 31 + 37 + 41 + 43).
276 was the number of people saved from the shipwreck mentioned in Acts
27:37.
276 is the highest number of rounds in boxing
history, in a bare-knuckle
fight in 1825 that saw Jack Jones beat Patsy Tunney after 4hr 30min.
276 is the area code for southwest Virginia
.
Natural number
In mathematics, the natural numbers are the ordinary whole numbers used for counting and ordering . These purposes are related to the linguistic notions of cardinal and ordinal numbers, respectively...
following two hundred (and) seventy-five and preceding two hundred (and) seventy-seven
277 (number)
277 is the natural number following 276 and preceding 278.-In mathematics:277 is the fifty-ninth prime number, following 271 and preceding 281...
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Mathematical properties
276 = 15 + 25 + 35276 is a triangular number
Triangular number
A triangular number or triangle number numbers the objects that can form an equilateral triangle, as in the diagram on the right. The nth triangle number is the number of dots in a triangle with n dots on a side; it is the sum of the n natural numbers from 1 to n...
, hexagonal number
Hexagonal number
A hexagonal number is a figurate number. The nth hexagonal number will be the number of points in a hexagon with n regularly spaced points on a side.The formula for the nth hexagonal number...
, centered pentagonal number
Centered pentagonal number
A centered pentagonal number is a centered figurate number that represents a pentagon with a dot in the center and all other dots surrounding the center in successive pentagonal layers...
and untouchable number
Untouchable number
An untouchable number is a positive integer that cannot be expressed as the sum of all the proper divisors of any positive integer ....
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It is the lowest number whose aliquot sequence
Aliquot sequence
In mathematics, an aliquot sequence is a recursive sequence in which each term is the sum of the proper divisors of the previous term. The aliquot sequence starting with a positive integer k can be defined formally in terms of the sum-of-divisors function σ1 in the following way:For example, the...
has not yet been fully determined.
It is the sum of twelve consecutive prime numbers (5 + 7 + 11 + 13 + 17 + 19 + 23 + 29 + 31 + 37 + 41 + 43).
Other occurrences
According to the BibleBible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
276 was the number of people saved from the shipwreck mentioned in Acts
Acts of the Apostles
The Acts of the Apostles , usually referred to simply as Acts, is the fifth book of the New Testament; Acts outlines the history of the Apostolic Age...
27:37.
276 is the highest number of rounds in boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
history, in a bare-knuckle
Bare-knuckle boxing
Bare-knuckle boxing is the original form of boxing, closely related to ancient combat sports...
fight in 1825 that saw Jack Jones beat Patsy Tunney after 4hr 30min.
276 is the area code for southwest Virginia
Area code 276
North American telephone area code 276 was established September 1, 2001 as a split from area code 540. It covers the southwest corner of the Commonwealth of Virginia.Within its service area are the following independent cities:* Bristol* Galax...
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See also
- The years 276276Year 276 was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Tacitus and Aemilianus...
and 276 BC276 BCYear 276 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gurges and Clepsina... - List of highways numbered 276
- The asteroidAsteroidAsteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
276 Adelheid276 Adelheid276 Adelheid is a very large main-belt asteroid. It is classified by IRAS satellite as a combination of P-type and C-type asteroids and so is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous materials.... - United Nations Security Council Resolution 276United Nations Security Council Resolution 276United Nations Security Council Resolution 276, adopted on January 30, 1970, after reaffirming previous resolutions and statements, the Council condemned South Africa's continued occupation of Namibia as illegal and decided to establish an ad hoc sub-committee to study the ways and means by which...