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172 (number)

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172
  
173 →

Divisors
  
1, 2, 4, 43, 86, 172

Factorization
  
2× 43

Roman numeral
  
CLXXII

Cardinal
  
one hundred seventy-two

Ordinal
  
172nd (one hundred and seventy-second)

172 (one hundred [and] seventy-two) is the natural number following 171 and preceding 173.

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In mathematics

172 is an even number, a composite number and a deficient number. It is also a 30-gonal number.

172 is a noncototient integer, as well as the sum of Euler's totient function φ(x) over the first twenty-three integers. 172 is also a member of the Lazy Caterer's Sequence.

172 is a repdigit in base 6 (444), as well as in bases 42, 85, and 171.

In the military

  • 172d Airlift Wing airlift of the United States Air National Guard at Jackson-Evers International Airport
  • 172nd Battalion (Rocky Mountain Rangers), CEF unit of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I
  • 172nd Fighter Squadron unit of the Michigan Air National Guard
  • 172nd Infantry Brigade of the U.S. Army at Grafenwöhr, Germany
  • USNS Apache (T-ATF-172) is a United States Navy Powhatan ocean tugboat
  • USNS Phoenix (T-AG-172) was a United States Navy Phoenix-class miscellaneous auxiliary ship following World War II
  • USS Anthony (DD-172) was a United States Navy Wickes class destroyer following World War I
  • USS Cape Johnson (AP-172) was a United States Navy troop transport ship during World War II
  • USS Clarion (AK-172) was a United States Navy Alamosa-class cargo ship in World War II
  • USS Cooner (DE-172) was a United States Navy Cannon class destroyer escort ship during World War II
  • USS Grimes (APA-172) was a United States Navy Haskell-class attack transport during World War II
  • USS Porpoise (SS-172) was a United States Navy Porpoise class diesel-electric submarine during World War II
  • In sports

  • Dana Kunze holds the world record for high diving at 172 feet
  • In squash, one of John White’s shots was clocked at a record 172 miles per hour
  • In transportation

  • British Rail Class 172
  • The London Buses headquarters at 172 Buckingham Palace Road
  • The East 172nd Avenue light rail station on the MAX Blue Line in Gresham, Oregon
  • The Cessna 172 Skyhawk 4-seat, single-engine aircraft. More Cessna 172s were built than any other aircraft
  • Cessna models: 172, 172A, 172AB, 172C, 172D, 172E, 172F, 172G, 172H, 172I, 172J, 172K, 172L, 172M, 172N, 172O, 172P, 172Q Cutlass, 172R, 172RG, and 172S
  • The planned diesel-powered Cessna 172TD
  • Aviation frequency radio exchange (one-seventy-two) associated with the Cessna 172
  • In other fields

    172 is also:

  • The year AD 172 or 172 BC
  • The atomic number of an element temporarily called Unseptbium
  • 172 Baucis is a large S-type Main belt asteroid
  • References

    172 (number) Wikipedia