178

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Cardinal	one hundred and seventy-eight
Ordinal	178th (one hundred and seventy-eighth)
Factorization
Divisors	1, 2, 89, 178
Roman numeral	CLXXVIII
Binary	10110010
Hexadecimal	B2

178 is the natural number following 177 and preceding 179.

In mathematics

• 178 is an even number
• 178 is a composite number
• 178 is a deficient number, as 92 is less than 178
• 178 is a semiprime, a product of two primes, namely 2 and 89
• 178 is a square-free number
• 178 is the sum of 2 square numbers: (13)² + (3)²
• 178 is a 31-gonal number
• 178 is a digitally balanced number, as its binary number (10110010) has an equal number of zeros and ones
• Divisors of 178: 1, 2, 89, 178

In astronomy

• 178 Belisana is a rocky Main belt asteroid
• 178P/Hug-Bell is a periodic comet in our solar system
• Arp 178 is a triplet of galaxies, in the constellation Boötes: NGC 56, NGC 5614, and NGC 5615

In computing

• DO-178B, Software Considerations in Airborne Systems and Equipment Certification is a guidance for software development
• INTEGRITY-178B is a royal-free ARINC ARINC-653-1–compliant real-time operating system

In geography

• 178th meridian east and 178th meridian west
• Black Warrior River is a 178-mile tributary of the Tombigbee River in Alabama
• The Chase Manhattan Bank Building in Long Island City is 14 stories and 178 feet tall
• Champaign, Illinois located 178 miles northeast of St. Louis
• Massey Hall located at 178 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario
• The Androscoggin River runs 178 miles from Maine to New Hampshire

In the military

• 178th Battalion, CEF unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I
• 178th Airlift Squadron unit of the North Dakota Air National Guard
• Blohm & Voss P.178 was an experimental jet-powered dive bomber during World War II
• Panhard 178 was an advanced French reconnaissance 4x4 armoured car during World War II
• USNS Flyer (T-AG-178) was a U.S. Navy miscellaneous auxiliary, bathymetric Survey Ship during World War II
• USNS Frederick Funston (T-AP-178) was a U.S. Navy Frederick Funston attack transport ship during World War II
• USS Fairfield (AK-178) was a U.S. Navy Alamosa-class cargo ship during World War II
• USS Herzog (DE-178) was a U.S. Navy Cannon class destroyer escort during World War II
• USS Hogan (DD-178) was a U.S. Navy Wickes class destroyer during World War II
• USS Lander (APA-178) was a Haskell-class attack transport during World War II
• USS Permit (SS-178) was a U.S. Navy Porpoise-class submarine during World War II
• USS Tunica (ATA-178) was a U.S. Navy Sotoyomo-class auxiliary fleet tugboat during World War II

In movies

• Clown Princes is the 178th Our Gang short comedy film, released on April 15, 1939
• Space Ship Sappy is the 178th short starring the Three Stooges, released June 13, 1957
• The Train Robbers was the 178th film in which actor John Wayne appeared

In music

• September Gurls by Big Star (1974) ranked #178 on Rolling Stone’s The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
• The Byrds' Greatest Hits (1967) ranked #178 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time

In population

• Samoa ranks #178 in world population
• Estonia ranks #178 in world population density

In sports

• Houston Astros Craig Biggio, in 2004, had 178 hits, including a career high 24 home runs
• Buck Ewing had 178 career triples
• Major League players who had 178 career wins include Hippo Vaughn and Tim Wakefield
• Howie Moss of the Baltimore Orioles led the minor league In 1944 with 27 home runs, 141 RBI and 178 hits
• Pitcher Roy Thomas had 178 earned runs allowed in his career (1977–1987)
• The 2002 Milan – San Remo bicycle race covered 178 miles on March 23, 2002

In transportation

• 178 trains per day went in and out of Omaha carrying mail, passengers, and freight during the 1920s
• The Buenos Aires, Argentina Tren de Alta Velocidad (TAVe) plan for a 178-mile high-speed rail line
• South Eastern Trains operated 773 miles of track with 178 stations in London
• Heinkel He 178 was the world's first aircraft to fly under turbojet power
• The George Washington Bridge connects with the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal on 178th Street, Manhattan
• 178th-179th Street Tunnels are defunct vehicular tunnels in Upper Manhattan
• List of highways numbered 178

In TV and radio

• Barnaby Jones ran on CBS from 1973 to 1980 with 178 episodes
• Laverne & Shirley ran on ABC from 1976 to 1983 with 178 episodes
• Diagnosis: Murder ran on CBS from 1993 to 2001 with 178 episodes
• Star Trek: The Next Generation was syndicated from 1987 to 1994 with 178 episodes
• The Secret War of Lisa Simpson, the 178th episode of the Fox animated television series The Simpsons, originally aired on May 18, 1997
• The Clip Show, an hour-long, 2-part NBC sitcom Seinfeld (episodes 177 and 178), originally aired on May 14, 1998
• Enrique-cilable Differences, the 178th episode of the Fox animated television series King of the Hill, originally aired on February 20, 2005
• Pandemic 2 - The Startling, the 178th episode of the Comedy Central animated television series South Park, originally aired on October 29, 2008
• Ted Post directed 178 (of 514) episodes of Peyton Place
• Channel 178 on The Dish Network is Nicktoons Network
• Channel 178 on XM Satellite Radio is MLB Play-by-Play

In other fields

178 is also:

• The year AD 178 or 178 BC
• 178 AH is a year in the Islamic calendar corresponds to 794 – 795 CE
• The atomic number of an element temporarily called Unseptoctium
• Minuscule 178 is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament
• Scrooge McDuck first appeared in the comic Donald Duck Four Color #178 published December 1947
• United States Customs Service’s Form #178, Private Aircraft Enforcement System Arrival Report
• The Angel of the North contemporary sculpture in Gateshead, England measures 178 feet
• The Washington Monument in Mount Vernon includes a 178 foot doric column, which houses a ground-floor museum

See also

• United Nations Security Council Resolution 178
• United States Supreme Court cases, Volume 178
• Takao Ozawa v. United States, 260 U.S. 178 (1922)
• Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 178

External links

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