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This article is about the number. For the novel by Leo McKay, Jr., see Twenty-six (novel).
26
Cardinal twenty-six
Ordinal 26th
(twenty-sixth)
Factorization 2 \cdot 13
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.

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In mathematics

26 is the only positive integer that is one greater than a square (25 = 5^2) and one less than a cube (27 = 3^3).[1]

A rhombicuboctahedron has twenty-six sides.

When a 3x3x3 cube is made of twenty-seven unit cubes, twenty-six of them are visible parts of the exterior layer of cubes.

There are 26 sporadic groups.

Properties of its positional representation in certain radixes

Twenty-six is a repdigit in base three (222) and in base twelve (22).

In base ten, 26 is the smallest number that is not a palindrome to have a square(26^2=676) which is a palindrome.

In science

Astronomy

In religion

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

In sports

The jersey number 26 has been retired by several North American sports teams in honor of past playing greats (or in one case, an owner):

In other fields

Twenty-six is:

References

  1. ^ http://www.normalesup.org/~baglio/maths/26number.pdf
  2. ^ "Twenty-six." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica 2007 Ultimate Reference Suite. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, 2007.

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