91

91 (ninety-one) is the natural number following 90 and preceding 92.

← 90 92 → 91
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Cardinal	ninety-one
Ordinal	91st (ninety-first)
Numeral system	91
Factorization
Divisors	1, 7, 13, 91
Roman numeral	XCI
Binary	10110112
Octal	1338
Duodecimal	7712
Hexadecimal	5B16

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In mathematics

Ninety-one is the twenty-seventh distinct biprime and the second of the form (7.q). The aliquot sum of 91 is 21 within the aliquot sequence (91,21,11,1,0) 91 being the fourth composite number in the 11-aliquot tree.

Ninety-one is a triangular number and a hexagonal number, one of the few such numbers to also be a centered hexagonal number, and it is also a centered nonagonal number and a centered cube number. It is a square pyramidal number, being the sum of the squares of the first six integers.

It is the smallest positive integer expressible as a sum of two cubes in two different ways if negative roots are allowed: 91 = 6³+(-5)³ = 4³+3³. (See 1729 for more details).

It is also the smallest pseudoprime satisfying the congruence 3ⁿ = 3 mod n.^[1]

91 is a repdigit in base 9 (111).

In science

• The atomic number of protactinium, an actinide.
• McCarthy 91 function, a recursive function in discrete mathematics

In astronomy,

Messier object M91, a magnitude 11.5 spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

The New General Catalogue object NGC 91, a single star in the constellation Andromeda

The Saros number of the solar eclipse series which began on August 6, 159 BC and ended on 1175 October 16. The duration of Saros series 91 was 1334.2 years, and it contained 75 solar eclipses.

The Saros number of the lunar eclipse series which began on 161 May 26 and ended on 1459 July 15. The duration of Saros series 91 was 1298.1 years, and it contained 73 lunar eclipses.

In other fields

Ninety-one is also:

• The year AD 91, 91 BC, or 1991.
• The designation of American Interstate 91, a freeway that runs from Connecticut to Vermont
• The designation of U.S. Route 91, a north-south highway that runs from Utah to Idaho
• The code for international direct dial phone calls to India
• In cents of a U.S. dollar, the amount of money one has if one has one each of the coins of denominations less than a dollar (penny, nickel, dime, quarter and half dollar)
• The ISBN Group Identifier for books published in Sweden.
• Psalm 91 is known as the Psalm of Protection. It is also the title of a book by Peggy Joyce Ruth
• 91 is a solitaire card game where the object is to move cards, so the top cards total 91.
• STS-91 Space Shuttle Discovery mission to the International Space Station, June 2, 1998
• Swedish comic strip 91:an
• The 91st Space Wing (91 SW) is a Minuteman III unit of the United States Air Force, based at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota
• The number of the French department Essonne

In sports

Bandy

• Villa Lidköping BK Johan Andersson wears #91
• Solberg SK Marius Austad wears #91

MLB

• New York Yankees Joe DiMaggio had 91 hits during his 56-game hitting streak in 1941

NBA

• Chicago Bulls Dennis Rodman wore #91

NFL

• Pittsburgh Steelers Kevin Greene wore #91
• Buffalo Bills Eric Powell wears #91
• Chicago Bears Tommie Harris wears #91
• Cincinnati Bengals Robert Geathers wears #91
• Detroit Lions Ikaika Alama-Francis wears #91
• Houston Texans Amobi Okoye wears #91
• Indianapolis Colts Josh Thomas wears #91
• Kansas City Chiefs Tamba Hali wears #91
• Miami Dolphins Vonnie Holliday wears #91
• New Orleans Saints Will Smith wears #91
• New York Giants Justin Tuck wears #91
• New York Jets Sione Pouha wears #91
• Oakland Raiders Tyler Brayton wears #91
• Pittsburgh Steelers Aaron Smith wears #91
• San Diego Chargers Brandon McKinney wears #91
• Seattle Seahawks Chartric Darby wears #91
• St. Louis Rams Leonard Little wears #91
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers Julian Jenkins wears #91
• Tennessee Titans Travis LaBoy wears #91

NHL

• Buffalo Sabres Clark Gillies wore #91
• Boston Bruins Marc Savard wears #91
• Columbus Bluejackets Sergei Fedorov wears #91

WNBA

• Indiana Fever Tamika Whitmore wears #91

References

1. ^ Friedman, Erich. What's Special About This Number?