26

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Cardinal	twenty-six
Ordinal	26th (twenty-sixth)
Factorization
Divisors	1, 2, 13, 26
Roman numeral	XXVI
Binary	110102
Octal	328
Duodecimal	2212
Hexadecimal	1A16

26 (twenty-six) is the natural number following 25 and preceding 27.

So technically, the letter "W" is the most stupid letter of all.

In science

• The atomic number of iron
• The number of spacetime dimensions in bosonic string theory.

Astronomy

• Messier object M26, a magnitude 9.5 open cluster in the constellation Scutum

• The New General Catalogue object NGC 26, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus

• The Saros number of the solar eclipse series which began on -2022 March 29 and ended on -724 May 17. The duration of Saros series 26 was 1298.1 years, and it contained 73 solar eclipses.

• The Saros number of the lunar eclipse series which began on -1937 August 28 and ended on -386 March 17. The duration of Saros series 26 was 1550.5 years, and it contained 87 lunar eclipses.

In religion

• 26 is the gematric number of the true name of god – YHWH
• According to Jewish chronology, God gave the Torah in the 26th generation since Creation

In other fields

Twenty-six is:

• A 2003 novel by Leo McKay, Jr..
• The number of letters in the English and Interlingua alphabets, if capital letters are not distinguished from lowercase letters.
• The number of miles in a marathon rounded down (26 miles and 385 yards).
• Michigan is the 26th state to be admitted to the United States.
• Often the number of episodes in a television program each year; this allows one new show per week for half the year, and one rerun per week for the rest of the year.
• The alias of punk rock singer Doc Corbin Dart
• The age at which males can no longer be drafted in the United States
• The "joke throw" in the game of darts, where a player throws 20, 5 and 1 when aiming for 20 (or treble 20). In professional darts, throwing 26 usually results in sneers or laughter from the audience.
• A dice game popular in the midwest United States from the 1930s to 1950s; players had to roll a chosen number 26 times or more, exactly 13 or fewer than 10^[1].
• The number of the French department Drôme
• John Terry, captain of Chelsea F.C. and England national football team defender wears the number 26 for Chelsea.
• Is the Number Used by the Famous "Team 26" Powerboat P1 Team With Drivers Kim Collins and Daniel Cramphorn
• Patrik Eliáš wears #26 for the New Jersey Devils.
• Interstate 26 a freeway that runs from Tennessee to South Carolina.

Calendar years

In the Julian and Gregorian calendars:

• 26 A.D.
• 26 B.C.
• 1926
• 2026

References

• Prime Curios! 26 from the Prime Pages

1. ^ "Twenty-six." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica 2007 Ultimate Reference Suite. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, 2007.