Number 72 facts

The even number 72 is spelled 🔊, and written in words: seventy-two. The ordinal number 72nd is said 🔊 and written as: seventy-second. The meaning of the number 72 in Maths: Is it Prime? Factorization and prime factors tree. The square root and cube root of 72. What is 72 in computer science, numerology, codes and images, photo art, writing and naming in other languages. Other interesting facts, comments (1), news related to 72. ‹‹ 71  73 ››

Interesting facts about the number 72

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Asteroids

  • (72) Feronia is asteroid number 72. It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters from Litchfield Observatory, Clinton on 5/29/1861.

Aircrafts and flights

  • 08/23/2000 the Gulf Air plane, flight number 072, Airbus A320-212 crashed in Persian Gulf, off Al Muharraq, Bahrain 135 passengers and 8 crew members died.

Areas, mountains and surfaces

  • The total area of Sumba is 4,136 square miles (10,711 square km). Country Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara). 72th largest island in the world.

Distances

  • There is a 72 miles (115 km) direct distance between Changzhou (China) and Nanjing (China).
  • There is a 45 miles (72 km) direct distance between Kaduna (Nigeria) and Zaria (Nigeria).

Games

  • Pokémon Tentacool (Menokurage) is a Pokémon number # 072 of the National Pokédex. Tentacool is water and poison type Pokémon in the first generation. Group is a Pokémon egg Water 3. indexes ontros of Tentacool are Kalos Center index 025 - Pokédex Coastal Zone, Sinnoh index 136 , Johto index 162 , Hoenn index 066 .

History and politics

  • ISO 3166 country codes for Botswana are BW, BWA, 072 and internet top-level domain is .bw
  • United Nations Security Council Resolution number 72, adopted 11 August 1949. Tributes to military observers in Palestine. Resolution text.

Mathematics

  • 72 is the smallest Achilles number, a number that is powerful but not a perfect power
  • 72 is the maximum number of spheres that can touch another sphere in a lattice packing in 6 dimensions.

Science

  • Hafnium is the chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Hf and atomic number 72.

Sports

  • The best athletes to wear number 72
    Carlton Fisk, MLB; Ed "Too Tall" Jones, NFL; Dan Dierdorf, NFL; William "Refrigerator" Perry, NFL

Weapons

  • The T-72 is a family of Soviet/Russian main battle tanks that entered production in 1969.

What is 72 in other units

The decimal (Arabic) number 72 converted to a Roman number is LXXII. Roman and decimal number conversions.
The number 72 converted to a Mayan number is mayan number 72
Decimal and Mayan number conversions.

Weight conversion


72 kilograms (kg) = 158.7 pounds (lbs)
72 pounds (lbs) = 32.7 kilograms (kg)

Length conversion


72 kilometers (km) equals to 44.739 miles (mi).
72 miles (mi) equals to 115.873 kilometers (km).
72 meters (m) equals to 115.873 feet (ft).
72 feet (ft) equals 21.946 meters (m).
72 centimeters (cm) equals to 28.3 inches (in).
72 inches (in) equals to 182.9 centimeters (cm).

Temperature conversion


72° Fahrenheit (°F) equals to 22.2° Celsius (°C)
72° Celsius (°C) equals to 161.6° Fahrenheit (°F)

Power conversion


72 Horsepower (hp) equals to 52.95 kilowatts (kW)
72 kilowatts (kW) equals to 97.91 horsepower (hp)

Time conversion

(hours, minutes, seconds, days, weeks)
72 seconds equals to 1 minute, 12 seconds
72 minutes equals to 1 hour, 12 minutes

Codes and images of the number 72

Number 72 morse code: --... ..---
Sign language for number 72:
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Number 72 in braille:
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Year 72 AD

Antiochus IV of Syria was deposed by Vespasian.

Gregorian, Hebrew, Islamic, Persian and Buddhist Year (Calendar)

Gregorian year 72 is Buddhist year 615.
Buddhist year 72 is Gregorian year 471 a. C.
Gregorian year 72 is Islamic year -567 or -566.
Islamic year 72 is Gregorian year 691 or 692.
Gregorian year 72 is Persian year -551 or -550.
Persian year 72 is Gregorian 693 or 694.
Gregorian year 72 is Hebrew year 3832 or 3833.
Hebrew year 72 is Gregorian year 3688 a. C.
The Buddhist calendar is used in Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Burma. The Persian calendar is the official calendar in Iran and Afghanistan.

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Advanced math operations

Is Prime?


The number 72 is not a prime number. The closest prime numbers are 71, 73.
The 72nd prime number in order is 359.

Factorization and factors (dividers)


The prime factors of 72 are 2 * 2 * 2 * 3 * 3
The factors of 72 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 72.
Total factors 12.
Sum of factors 195 (123).

Prime factor tree


Powers


The second power of 722 is 5.184.
The third power of 723 is 373.248.

Roots


The square root √72 is 8,485281.
The cube root of 3√72 is 4,160168.

Logarithms


The natural logarithm of No. ln 72 = loge 72 = 4,276666.
The logarithm to base 10 of No. log10 72 = 1,857332.
The Napierian logarithm of No. log1/e 72 = -4,276666.

Trigonometric functions

The cosine of 72 is -0,967251.
The sine of 72 is 0,253823.
The tangent of 72 is -0,262417.

Number 72 in Computer Science

Code typeCode value
ASCII HtmlH Uppercase H H
(ISO 8859-1 Characters)
Unix timeUnix time 72 is equal to Thursday Jan. 1, 1970, 12:01:12 a.m. GMT
IPv4, IPv6Number 72 internet address in dotted format v4 0.0.0.72, v6 ::48
72 Decimal = 1001000 Binary
72 Decimal = 2200 Ternary
72 Decimal = 110 Octal
72 Decimal = 48 Hexadecimal (0x48 hex)
72 BASE64NzI=
72 MD532bb90e8976aab5298d5da10fe66f21d
72 SHA1c097638f92de80ba8d6c696b26e6e601a5f61eb7
72 SHA224d8b894c27e8f223209acbb3bbe90867f551ca021ebf5f83e93f9b39e
72 SHA2568722616204217eddb39e7df969e0698aed8e599ba62ed2de1ce49b03ade0fede
72 SHA38453251b984ac3a8b053dab99589ce5d75a10b04062f44e28538f078518e6978a832034620a8ddf17aedebe054cc65fb76
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Numerology 72

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№ 72 in other languages

How to say or write the number seventy-two in Spanish, German, French and other languages.
Spanish: 🔊 (número 72)

setenta y dos

German: 🔊 (Nummer 72)

zweiundsiebzig

French: 🔊 (nombre 72)

soixante-douze

Portuguese: 🔊 (número 72)

setenta e dois

Hindi: 🔊 (संख्या 72)

बहत्तर

Chinese: 🔊 (数 72)

七十二

Arabian: 🔊 (عدد 72)

اثنان و سبعون

Czech: 🔊 (číslo 72)

sedmdesát dva

Korean: 🔊 (번호 72)

칠십이

Danish: 🔊 (nummer 72)

tooghalvfjerds

Hebrew: (מספר 72)

שבעים ושתים

Dutch: 🔊 (nummer 72)

tweeënzeventig

Japanese: 🔊 (数 72)

七十二

Indonesian: 🔊 (jumlah 72)

tujuh puluh dua

Italian: 🔊 (numero 72)

settantadue

Norwegian: 🔊 (nummer 72)

sytti-to

Polish: 🔊 (liczba 72)

siedemdziesiąt dwa

Russian: 🔊 (номер 72)

семьдесят два

Turkish: 🔊 (numara 72)

yetmişiki

Thai: 🔊 (จำนวน 72)

เจ็ดสิบสอง

Ukrainian: 🔊 (номер 72)

сімдесят два

Vietnamese: 🔊 (con số 72)

bảy mươi hai

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Laura   Aug. 4, 2024
The pulse rate of normal adult human is about 72 beats per minute at rest.
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Frequently asked questions about the number 72

  • How do you write the number 72 in words?

    72 can be written as "seventy-two".

Number 72 in News

BBC: Does Edinburgh's Royal Mile need 72 tourist gift shops?
People living in the area say they are seeing the overtourism problems being experienced across Europe.
July 23, 2025
BBC: Girlguiding unveils 72 new badges including 'fandoms' and 'laughter'
It is only the second time in the organisation's 116-year history that it has released new badges.
July 20, 2025
NASA: Welcome Home, Expedition 72 Crew!
On May 22, 2025, NASA hosted an Expedition 72 crew debrief and awards ceremony at Space Center Houston, where more than 1,000 attendees gathered to celebrate. The event recognized the achievements of the crew as well as NASA employees and partners whose dedication and support contributed to the expedition’s success. …
June 11, 2025
NASA: NASA to Welcome Expedition 72 Astronauts Home at Space Center Houston
Four NASA astronauts will participate in a welcome home ceremony at Space Center Houston after recently returning from missions aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Don Pettit will share highlights from their missions at 6 p.m. CDT Thursday, May 22, during a …
May 20, 2025
France24: South Africa says Washington gave its envoy 72 hours to leave US
South Africa said on March 15 that its US ambassador had been given 72 hours to leave the country following his expulsion by Washington.
March 15, 2025

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