76 (number)
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76 (seventy-six) is the natural number following 75 and preceding 77.
| Cardinal | 76 seventy-six |
| Ordinal | 76th seventy-sixth |
| Factorization |  |
| Divisors | 1, 2, 4, 19, 38, 76 |
| Roman numeral | LXXVI |
| Binary | 1001100 |
| Hexadecimal | 4C |
[edit] In mathematics
Seventy-six is a Lucas number, an automorphic number, a nontotient, a 14-gonal number, and a centered pentagonal number.
[edit] In science
- The atomic number of osmium
In astronomy,
- Messier object M76, a magnitude 12.0 planetary nebula in the constellation Perseus, also known as the Little Dumbbell Nebula
- The New General Catalogue object NGC 76, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces
- The Saros number of the solar eclipse series which began on -575 June 18 and ended on 705 July 25. The duration of Saros series 76 was 1280.1 years, and it contained 72 solar eclipses.
- The Saros number of the lunar eclipse series which began on -255 April 7 and ended on 1043 May 26. The duration of Saros series 76 was 1298.1 years, and it contained 73 lunar eclipses.
[edit] In other fields
Seventy-six is also
- the designation of two highways named Interstate 76. The western highway is mostly in Colorado, and the eastern highway is mostly in Pennsylvania.
- The registry of the U.S. Navy's nuclear aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), named after U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
- the name of a band, headed up by Sir Mildred Pierce, see 76 (band).
- a brand of ConocoPhillips gas stations, Union 76.
- the name of a professional basketball team, the Philadelphia 76ers (taken from 1776, the year of American independence).
- the number of trombonists leading the parade in "Seventy-Six Trombones," from Meredith Willson's musical The Music Man.
- Joseph Haydn's Opus 76 is a set of six string quartets.
