282 (number)

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Cardinal	two hundred eighty-two
Ordinal	282nd (two hundred eighty-second)
Factorization	2 × 3 × 47
Divisors	1, 2, 3, 6, 47, 94, 141, 282
Greek numeral	ΣΠΒ´
Roman numeral	CCLXXXII
Binary	1000110102
Ternary	1011103
Senary	11506
Octal	4328
Duodecimal	1B612
Hexadecimal	11A16

282 (two hundred [and] eighty-two) is the natural number following 281 and preceding 283.

In mathematics

• 282 is an even composite number with three prime factors.
• 282 is a palindromic number. This is a number that is the same backwards as it is forwards. 282 is the smallest multi-digit palindromic number that is between twin primes, numbers that are prime and are 2 away from another prime number.
• 282 is equal to the sum of its divisors containing the number 4. It is the sum of 47 94 141.
• 282 is the number of planar partitions of 9. This means that 282 is the number of ways to separate 9 units.

In technology

• The area code 282 is not in use in the North American numbering plan, but the area code is in use in Libya as 218 282. The 218 portion is the country code that places the phone number in Libya and the 282 piece labels it as Agelat.
• The Haynes 282 alloy is a superalloy that is nickel-based and can withstand high temperatures. It was designed for use in industrial gas turbine engines.
• A method for Dynamic Nuclear Polarization which uses microwaves to irradiate substances utilizes an electron frequency of 282 GHz.

World Records

• On April 20, 2010, Dr.M completed, with a time of 2.82 seconds, the "Break the Targets" challenge in Super Smash Bros. Melee with the character Mr. Game and Watch.
• On July 26, 2012, Curt Markwardt received the Guinness World Record for the highest backflip on a pogo stick. It totaled a height of 2.82 meters.
• In 1998, several surfers managed to stack 282 surfboards on top of a Humvee and managed to drive 100 ft without the surfboards falling.
• In the 2018 season, basketball player Sylvia Fowles received the Guinness World Record for grabbing 282 defensive rebounds for the Minnesota Lynx.
• On June 18, 2005, Cristian Sterling achieved the longest golf carry with a total distance of 282 yards. This was achieved as St. Andrews Bay Golf Resort and Spa in Scotland.
• On March 21, 2019, the fastest autonomous car was declared as the Robocar at Roborace with a speed of 282.42 km/h according to the UK Timing Association in Yorkshire.

Other fields

• The calendar years 282 AD and 282 BC.
• In the French Republican calendar, The year 282 would be a year 8 cycle and be in 2074.
• 282 is the number for several highways across the countries of Brazil, Canada, Japan, and the United States.
• 282 Clorinde is an asteroid in the Asteroid belt. This one was discovered by Auguste Charlois in Nice, France. This asteroid was named after Clorinda, who was a heroine of a poem by Torquato Tasso.
• Hammurabi's Code was a series of laws in Ancient Mesopotamia, by the leader, Hammurabi. It has been an important insight into how Ancient Mesopotamia was run. A famous concept from this code is "an eye for an eye," or punishments equal to the crime. This code has 282 points.