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54

 
54
Cardinal fifty-four
Ordinal 54th
(fifty-fourth)
Factorization  2 \cdot 3^3
Divisors 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54
Roman numeral LIV
Binary 1101102
Octal 668
Duodecimal 4612
Hexadecimal 3616

54 (fifty-four) is the natural number following 53 and preceding 55.

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In mathematics

54 is a 19-gonal number. Twice the third power of three, 54 is a Leyland number. 54 can be written as the sum of three squares in three different ways: 72 + 22 + 12 = 62 + 2(32) = 2(52) + 22 = 54. It is the smallest number with this property. Like all other multiples of 6, it is a semiperfect number.

The factorial of 54 is 230,843,697,339,241,380,472,092,742,683,027,581,083,278,564,571,807,941,132,288,000,000,000,000, or approximately 230.843697339241 x 1069.

In base 10, 54 is a Harshad number.

The Holt graph has 54 edges.

In science

Astronomy

In sports

  • Fewest points in an NBA playoff game: Chicago (96), Utah (54), June 7, 1998
  • The New York Rangers won the Stanley Cup in 1994, 54 years after their previous Cup win. It is the longest drought in the trophy's history.
  • For years car number 54 was NASCAR driver Lennie Pond.
  • A score of 54 in golf is colloquially referred to as a perfect round. This score has never been achieved in competition.
  • The number used when a player is defeated 3 games in a row in racquetball.
A Rubik's cube has 54 colored squares
Traditional Japanese symbols of the 54 chapters of the Tale of Genji

In other fields

54 is also:

Historical years

54 A.D., 54 B.C., 1954, 2054, etc.


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