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← 131 133 → 132
← 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 → List of numbers — Integers ← 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 →
Cardinal	one hundred [and] thirty-two
Ordinal	132nd (one hundred [and] thirty-second)
Factorization
Divisors	1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 11, 12, 22, 33, 44, 66, 132
Roman numeral	CXXXII
Binary	100001002
Octal	2048
Duodecimal	B012
Hexadecimal	8416

132 is the natural number following 131 and preceding 133.

In mathematics

132 is the sixth Catalan number. It is a pronic number, the product of 11 and 12. As it has 12 divisors total, 132 is a refactorable number.

If you take the sum of all 2-digit numbers you can make from 132, you get 132: . 132 is the smallest number with this property.^[1]

But there is no number that, when added to the sum of its own digits, adds up to 132, making 132 a self number. However, 132 is a Harshad number, divisible by the sum of its base 10 digits.

In the military

• 132 Battery (The Bengal Rocket Troop) Royal Artillery of the Royal Artillery
• AIM-132 Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile is a British infrared homing ("heat seeking") air-to-air missile in service in the Royal Air Force
• USS Propus (AK-132) was a United States Navy Crater-class cargo ship during World War II
• USNS Mission Santa Clara (T-AO-132) was a Mission Buenaventura-class fleet oilers during World War II
• USS Aaron Ward (DD-132) was a United States Navy Wickes-class destroyer
• USS Balduck (APD-132) was a United States Navy Crosley-class high-speed transport ship
• USS Barnwell (APA-132) was a United States Navy Haskell-class attack transport during World War II
• USS General J. R. Brooke (AP-132) was a United States Navy transport ship during World War II
• USS Macon (CA-132) was a United States Navy Baltimore-class cruiser during World War II
• USS Robert E. Peary (DE-132) was a United States Navy Edsall-class destroyer escort during World War II
• USS S-27 (SS-132) was a United States Navy S-class submarine
• Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-132 was a United States Navy Strike Fighter Squadron once based at Naval Air Station Cecil Field, Florida

In transportation

• The diesel locomotive DR Class 132 was introduced in 1973
• M-132 was the designation of a former Michigan state trunkline route
• Quebec Route 132 is the longest highway in Quebec
• London Buses route 132 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London
• The Fiat 132/Argenta was is a large family car
• The SEAT 132 was a four-door rear wheel drive notchback car produced between 1973 and 1982
• The BMW 132 was a nine-cylinder radial aircraft engine introduced in 1933
• STS-132 was a Space Shuttle Atlantis mission to the International Space Station that occurred in May 2010.
• The 132 Bus Line, the most used line in Buenos Aires, Argentina

In sports

• The 132nd Belmont Stakes was won by Commendable on June 10, 2000
• The 132nd Kentucky Derby was won by Barbaro on May 20, 2006
• In Cricket World Cup 1999, Pakistan was shot out for merely 132 runs to hand over the World cup trophy to a strong Australian team.

In other fields

132 is also:

• The year AD 132 or 132 BC
• 132 AH is a year in the Islamic calendar that corresponds to 749 – 750 CE
• OGLE-TR-132 is a magnitude 15.72 star in the star fields of the constellation Carina
• 132 Aethra is a M-type main belt asteroid
• Uruguay ranks #132 in world population
• Sonnet 132 by William Shakespeare
• The TV series Martin ran on Fox from 1992 to 1997 with 132 episodes
• The TV series Third Watch ran on NBC from 1999 to 2005 with 132 episodes
• Channel 132 on Sirius Satellite Radio is the 132
• Channel 132 on XM Radio is C-SPAN Radio
• 132 is the fire emergency telephone number in Chile
• 132 Street is a thoroughfare in Harlem, New York City
• The 132nd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show was won by Ch. K-Run's Park Me In First, a Beagle on February 12, 2008
• The number of columns of a Line printer printing in landscape mode on 14-inch paper.

See also

• List of highways numbered 132
• United Nations Security Council Resolution 132
• House at 132 Baltic Circle
• The Opus number of one of Beethoven's greatest works

References

1. ^ Wells, D. The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers London: Penguin Group. (1987): 138