359 (number)

359 (three hundred [and] fifty-nine) is the natural number following 358 and preceding 360. 359 is the 72nd prime number.

358 359 360
Cardinalthree hundred fifty-nine
Ordinal359th
(three hundred fifty-ninth)
Factorizationprime
Primeyes
Greek numeralΤΝΘ´
Roman numeralCCCLIX
Binary1011001112
Ternary1110223
Quaternary112134
Quinary24145
Senary13556
Octal5478
Duodecimal25B12
Hexadecimal16716
VigesimalHJ20
Base 369Z36

359 in mathematics

359° is one degree less than a full revolution (360°); this makes it a reflex angle.

359 is a Sophie Germain prime: 2(359)+1=719 (also a Sophie Germain prime.)

359 in international telephony

359 is also the international calling code for Bulgaria. When calling from outside the country +359 must be dialled before the local code, leaving out the first zero (0).

359 in Culture

  • Official number of casualties of the Beslan school hostage crisis.
  • According to the author Douglas Adams, 359 is the funniest three-digit number.[1]

  1. Simpson, M. J. (2005-04-29). Hitchhiker: A Biography of Douglas Adams. Justin, Charles & Co. ISBN 9781932112351. Read 2015-12-06
gollark: I mean, that would fit in the context better, although of course the sentence would remain wrong.
gollark: Yes, the correct term would be "utterly incorrect apioformic beings".
gollark: ++apioform
gollark: Go consume a
gollark: Hmm, it's 1.8 million ish.
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