58 (number)
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58 (fifty-eight) is the natural number following 57 and preceding 59.
| Cardinal | 58 fifty-eight |
| Ordinal | 58th fifty-eighth |
| Factorization |  |
| Divisors | 1, 2, 29, 58 |
| Roman numeral | LVIII |
| Binary | 111010 |
| Octal | 72 |
| Hexadecimal | 3A |
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[edit] In mathematics
Fifty-eight is the sum of the first seven prime numbers, an 11-gonal number, and a Smith number. Given 58, the Mertens function returns 0.
There is no answer to the equation x - φ(x) = 58, making 58 a noncototient. However, the sum of the totient function for the first thirteen integers is 58.
[edit] In science
- The atomic number of cerium, a lanthanide
[edit] Astronomy
- Messier object M58, a magnitude 11.0 galaxy in the constellation Virgo
- The New General Catalogue object NGC 58, a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It is also the object designated as NGC 47
- The Saros number of the solar eclipse series which began on -1114 June 7 and ended on 166 July 14. The duration of Saros series 58 was 1280.1 years, and it contained 72 solar eclipses.
- The Saros number of the lunar eclipse series which began on -812 March 16 and ended on 486 May 4. The duration of Saros series 58 was 1298.1 years, and it contained 73 lunar eclipses.
[edit] Music
- John Cage CD "Fifty-Eight"
- Fifty-Eight Now Nine, a collection of songs by Esther Lee
- A band 58 covered the song "Alone Again (Naturally)"
- Band "Spur 58"
- "58 Poems" sang by Chicago
[edit] Sports
- NBA: Most points scored in a fourth quarter, 58. Buffalo Braves (at Boston Celtics), Oct. 20, 1972
- Most points in a game by a rookie player: Wilt Chamberlain, 58: Philadelphia vs. Detroit, Jan. 25, 1960, and [[Philadelphia. vs. New York Knicks, Feb. 21, 1960
- MLB Philadelphia Phillies Ryan Howard had 58 home runs in 2006, (NL's Most Valuable Player for 2006)
- Dodgers Don Drysdale had 58 consecutive shutout innings, May-June 1968
- NFL New York Giants Antonio Pierce wears #58
- NFL San Diego Chargers Randall Godfrey wears uniform #58
- NHL Calgary Flames David Moss wears uniform #58
[edit] In other fields
- The code for international direct dial phone calls to Venezuela
- The number of usable cells on a Hexxagon game board
- At age 58, Sony chairman Akio Morita introduced the Sony Walkman in 1979
- At age 58, Thomas Jefferson originated the custom of shaking hands with the President Previously people bowed to the President in 1801
- Book: "58 Lonely Men: Southern Federal Judges and School Desegregation" about 58 judges in the South during the Brown vs. Board of Education decision
- The number of counties in California
