62 (number)
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62 (sixty-two) is a natural number following 61 and preceding 63.
| Cardinal | 62 sixty-two |
| Ordinal | 62nd sixty-second |
| Factorization |  |
| Divisors | 1, 2, 31, 62 |
| Roman numeral | LXII |
| Binary | 111110 |
| Hexadecimal | 3E |
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[edit] In science
- The atomic number of samarium, a lanthanide
[edit] In mathematics
Sixty-two is a composite number with the divisors 2 and 31 being the eighteenth discreet biprime. 62 has an aliquot sum of 34; itself a discrete biprime, and the 10 member aliquot sequence (62,34,20,22,14,10,8,7,1,0). 62 is therefore the tenth member of the 7-aliquot tree
It is a nontotient.
62 is a repdigit in base 5 (222).
[edit] In other fields
Sixty-two is:
- The code for international direct dial calls to Indonesia
- The number of the French department Pas-de-Calais
- The home of Wallace and Gromit is located at 62 West Wallaby Street
- The number of counties in New York state
- The amount in British pence that the British Royal Family cost each British citizen in the 2005-2006 financial year [1].
- Sigmund Freud had an irrational fear of the number 62[2]
- The model name of a Maybach car
- The channel George Newman owns in the 1989 movie UHF
- The number of ships in the R class in World War I
- One of two numbers used by Will Ferrell's title character in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, the other being 26
- A Band called Sixty Second had a CD "Sixty Seconds of Chaos"
- 62 was Velvet Brown's winning raffle ticket number in the 1944 film 'National Velvet'
- The number of moons orbiting [Jupiter][[3]]
- The model number of the Yamaha saxophones that Dave Koz plays
[edit] At age 62
- Ed Sullivan, introduced the Beatles to America, 1964
- Louis Pasteur developed the first vaccination against rabies, 1885
- Franklin Roosevelt won a fourth term as President, 1944
- David Ben-Gurion becomes Israel's 1st Prime Minister, 1948
- John Wayne wins an Oscar for Best Actor for True Grit, 1969
- David Niven wrote his autobiography, The Moon's a Balloon, 1971
[edit] In sports
- New York Giants G. Wayne Lucier uniform #62
- Chicago Cubs Bob Howry wears uniform #62
- Mark McGwire hit his 62nd home run on Sept. 8, 1998
- Sammy Sosa hit his 62nd home run on Sept. 13, 1998
- Tracy McGrady of the Orlando Magic became the first NBA player in 4 years to eclipse 60 points, getting 62 on March 10, 2004
- Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Hull scored 62 goals in Stanley Cup playoffs.
