196 is the natural number following 195 and preceding 197.

In mathematics

• 196 is an even number
• 196 is an abundant number, as 203 is greater than 196
• 196 is a composite number
• 196 is an Erd s Woods number, as it is possible to find sequences of 196 consecutive integers such that each inner member shares a factor with either the first or the last member
• 196 is a heptagonal pyramidal number
• 196 is an odious number
• 196 is a pentagonal pyramidal number
• 196 is a powerful number
• 196 is a practical number
• 196 is a square number (14²)
• 196 is the difference of 2 square numbers: 50² -48²
• 196 is an 11-gonal number
• 196 is an 34-gonal number
• Divisors of 196: 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 49, 98, 196
• Prime factors of 196: 2 2 7 7
• There are 196 one-sided heptominoes, the polyominoes made from 7 squares.

Possible Lychrel number

A Lychrel number is a natural number which cannot form a palindromic number through the iterative process of repeatedly reversing its base 10 digits and adding the resulting numbers. 196 is the lowest number conjectured to be a Lychrel number; the process has been carried out for almost 700 million iterations without finding a palindrome, but no one has ever proven that it will never produce one.

In geography

• House at 196 Main Street, Wakefield, Massachusetts
• Mount Victoria, Wellington is a prominent hill (height 196 metres) near Wellington, New Zealand
• Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Rochester, New York, where Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass are buried, is long
• The Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River protects a portion of the Rio Grande in Texas
• The Adda River in Italy is long

In the military

• 196th Battalion (Western Universities), CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I
• 196th Division (People's Republic of China) was a military formation of the People's Volunteer Army during the Korean War
• 196th Infantry Brigade (United States) is part of the United States Army Reserve's 98th Division
• 196th Reconnaissance Squadron is a unit of the California Air National Guard
• USNS Kanawha (T-AO-196) is a U.S. Navy Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler in service since 1990
• USS Edith M. III (SP-196) was a motorboat during World War I
• USS George E. Badger (DD-196) was a U.S. Navy Clemson-class destroyer during World War II
• USS Logan (APA-196) was a U.S. Navy Haskell class Attack Transport during World War II
• USS Meadowlark (AMS-196) was a U.S. Navy Falcon-class coastal minesweeper from 1954 1976
• USS Minidoka (AK-196) was a U.S. Navy Alamosa-class cargo ship during World War II
• USS Rinehart (DE-196) was a U.S. Navy during World War II
• USS Searaven (SS-196) was a U.S. Navy Sargo-class submarine prior to World War II

In music

• Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965 1968 (1972) by Various Artists ranked #196 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
• Sweet Child o' Mine (1987) by Guns N' Roses ranked #196 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time

In population

• Vanuatu ranks # 196 in population density
• American Samoa ranks # 196 in world population
• Giry, France has a population of 196
• Oliva Gessi, Province of Pavia, Italian has a population of 196
• Vrba, Slovenia has a population of 196
• Italy has the fifth-highest population density in Europe, about 196 persons per square kilometer
• Rochebaucourt, Quebec, Canada has a population of 196
• U.S. towns with a population of 196 in the 2000 census include:
  • Akron, Minnesota
  • Autryville, North Carolina
  • Cashiers, North Carolina
  • Douglas, Nebraska
  • Elks, Kansas
  • Mobile City, Texas
  • Moore, Idaho
  • Northland, Minnesota
  • Papineau, Illinois
  • Royalty, Texas
  • Rutledge, Minnesota
  • Sobieski, Minnesota
  • South Park View, Kentucky
  • Toivola, Minnesota
  • Viola, Iowa
  • Waltham, Minnesota
  • Winterville Plantation, Maine
  • Woodford, South Carolina

In sports

• The Boston Bruins allowed 196 goals in the 2008-2009 NHL Season
• Major League Baseball pitchers who had 196 career wins include:
  • Claude Osteen
  • Bob Shawkey
• Jordan 196 Formula One car during the 1996 season
• NFL Quarterback Bobby Layne had 196 touchdowns in his career from 1948 1962
• NFL Quarterback Joe Ferguson had 196 touchdowns in his career from 1973 1995
• NFL Quarterback Steve DeBerg had 196 touchdowns in his career from 1977 1998
• Canada had 196 athletes in 15 sports represented at the 2006 Winter Olympics

In transportation

• Mercedes-Benz W196
• RD-191 is a high performance single-combustion chamber rocket engine
• Forest Glen, a Washington Metro station in Montgomery County, Maryland is the deepest station in the system at deep
• The full-time entrance at the Kingsbridge Road New York City Subway station on the B line is at 196th Street
• New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad operated of track
• The Hoosier State Amtrak passenger train provides a route from Chicago to Indianapolis
• London Buses route 196
• Oklahoma State Highway 66 is a section of former U.S. Highway 66, near White Oak
• Highways and routes numbered 196 include:
  • Interstate 196, a spur of Interstate 96 in Michigan
    • Business routes of Interstate 196
  • Alabama State Route 196
  • Connecticut Route 196
  • Florida State Road 196
  • Georgia State Route 196
  • Iowa Highway 196
  • K-196 (Kansas highway)
  • Maine State Route 196
  • M-196 (Michigan highway) (former)
  • New York State Route 196
  • Pennsylvania Route 196
  • Utah State Route 196
  • Virginia State Route 196
  • Route 196 connects Matsuyama, Ehime and Saij , Ehime, Japan
  • Malaysia Federal Route 196

In TV and radio

• The children's television series New Zoo Revue ran on TV from 1972-1977 with 196 episodes
• Who's the Boss? ran on ABC from 1984-1992 with 196 episodes
• This Little Wiggy, the 196th episode of the Fox animated television series The Simpsons, originally aired on March 22, 1998
• Miscarriage of Justice, the 196th episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, originally aired on February 19, 2009
• Channel 196 on The Dish Network is Current TV, with short programs created by viewers
• Channel 196 on XM Satellite Radio is College Sports (Big Ten)
• Channel 196 on Sirius Satellite Radio is XM Public Radio (on the Best of XM premium package)

In other fields

196 is also:

• The year AD 196 or 196 BC
• The atomic number of an element temporarily called Unennhexium
• 196 Philomela is a large S-type main belt asteroid
• Minuscule 196 is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment
• Baby Blues is the 196th Our Gang short comedy film, released on February 15, 1941
• Shorea is a genus of about 196 species of mainly rainforest trees in the family Dipterocarpaceae
• Dial M for Murder opened in 1954 at Belasco Theatre on Broadway and ran for 196 performances
• Adele opened in 1913 at the Harris Theatre on Broadway and ran for 196 performances

See also

• 196 Palindrome Quest
• List of highways numbered 196
• United Nations Security Council Resolution 196
• United States Supreme Court cases, Volume 196
• Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 196
• Independent School District 196, Twin Cities, Minnesota

External links

• 196 and Other Lychrel Numbers
• 196 Palindrome Quest
• The Palindrome 196 Problem
• Number Facts and Trivia: 196
• The Number 196
• Number Gossip: 196
• The Positive Integer 196
• American Federal of Musicians, Local 196, Champaign, IL
• Int l Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 196, Batavia, IL

References

• Wells, D. (1987). The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers (pp. 142 143). London: Penguin Group.

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