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359 (number)

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358 359 360
Cardinalthree hundred fifty-nine
Ordinal359th
(three hundred fifty-ninth)
Factorizationprime
Divisors1, 359
Greek numeralΤΝΘ´
Roman numeralCCCLIX
Binary1011001112
Ternary1110223
Quaternary112134
Quinary24145
Senary13556
Octal5478
Duodecimal25B12
Hexadecimal16716
VigesimalHJ20
Base 369Z36

359 is the natural number after 358, and before 360.

In mathematics

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359 is the 72nd prime number. It is also a Sophie Germain prime, a safe prime,[1] an Eisenstein prime with no imaginary part,[2] and a Chen prime.[3] It is strictly a non-palindromic number.[4]

Other uses

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based on the author Douglas Adams, 359 is the funniest three-digit number.[5]

References

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  1. Vanovschi, Vitalii. "Properties of the number 359". www.numberempire.com. Retrieved 2026-09-06.
  2. Sloane, N. J. A. (ed.). "Sequence A003627 (Primes of the form 3n-1)". The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. OEIS Foundation.
  3. Weisstein, Eric W. "Chen Prime". mathworld.wolfram.com. Wolfram Research, Inc. Retrieved 2026-09-06.
  4. Sloane, N. J. A. (ed.). "Sequence A016038 (Strictly non-palindromic numbers)". The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. OEIS Foundation.
  5. Simpson, M. J. (2005-04-29). Hitchhiker: A Biography of Douglas Adams. Justin, Charles & Co. ISBN 978-1-932112-35-1.