144 (number)

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Cardinal	one hundred forty-four
Ordinal	144th (one hundred and forty-fourth)
Factorization	24× 32
Divisors	1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18, 24, 36, 48, 72, 144
Roman numeral	CXLIV
Binary	100100002
Ternary	121003
Quaternary	21004
Quinary	10345
Senary	4006
Octal	2208
Duodecimal	10012
Hexadecimal	9016
Vigesimal	7420
Base 36	4036

144 (one hundred [and] forty-four) is the natural number following 143 and preceding 145. 144 is a dozen dozens, or one gross.

In mathematics

144 is the twelfth Fibonacci number, and the largest one to also be a square, as the square of 12 (which is also its index in the Fibonacci sequence), following 89 and preceding 233.

144 is the smallest number with exactly 15 divisors, but it is not highly composite since a smaller number 120 has 16 divisors.

144 is divisible by the value of its φ function, which returns 48 in this case. Also, there are 21 solutions to the equation φ(x) = 144, more than any integer below 144, making it a highly totient number.

144⁵ = 27⁵ + 84⁵ + 110⁵ + 133⁵, the smallest number whose fifth power is a sum of four (smaller) fifth powers. This solution was found in 1966 by L. J. Lander and T. R. Parkin, and disproved Euler's sum of powers conjecture.

The maximum determinant in a 9 by 9 matrix of zeroes and ones is 144.

144 is in base 10 a sum-product number, as well as a Harshad number. 144 is a repdigit in bases 15, 17, 23, 35, 47, 71, and 143. 144 is the sum of a twin prime pair (71 + 73)

In the military

• USS Arch (AM-144) was a United States Navy Admirable-class minesweeper ship during World War II
• USS Clinton (APA-144) was a United States Navy Haskell-class attack transport ship during World War II
• USS Frost (DE-144) was a United States Navy Edsall-class destroyer escort during World War II
• USS General H. F. Hodges (AP-144) was a United States Navy General G. O. Squier–class transport ship during World War II
• USS Mississinewa (AO-144) was a United States Navy Neosho-class fleet oiler commissioned in 1955
• USS Upshur (DD-144) was a United States Navy Wickes-class destroyer during World War I
• USS Worcester (CL-144) was a United States Navy light cruiser following World War II

In sports

• College Hoops Net (CHN) annual ranking of the Top 144 NCAA college basketball teams in 144 days
• Milt Stegall, a receiver of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers holds the CFL record with 144 touchdowns
• Warren Moon had 144 career touchdown passes in the CFL
• As of 2009 there are 144 teams in Major professional sports leagues of the United States and Canada

In transportation

• Highway 144 in Ontario, Canada
• M-144 designation of two former state trunkline highways in Michigan
  • M-144 (1937–1939)
  • M-144 (1940–1937)
• Federal Route 144 is a federal road in Melaka state, Malaysia
• 144 Auto Class ferries are proposed additions to the Washington State Ferries fleet
• London Buses route 144 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London
• Sydney bus route 144 was the first government-operated bus route in Sydney, Australia
• STS-144 was a proposed, now cancelled, Space Shuttle Columbia mission for November 2009 to retrieve the Hubble Space Telescope
• British Rail Class 144 "Pacer" diesel multiple diesels built in 1986
• Tupolev Tu-144 was the first supersonic transport aircraft (SST), constructed under the direction of the Soviet Tupolev

In other fields

144 is also:

• The number of months in 12 years
• The year AD 144 or 144 BC
• 144 AH is a year in the Islamic calendar that corresponds to 761–762 AD.
• 144 Vibilia is a dark, large Main belt asteroid
• The measurement, in cubits, of the wall of New Jerusalem shown by the seventh angel (Bible, Revelation 21:17)
• The number of thousands (144000) of the chosen ones "from every tribe of the sons of Israel" who must be sealed before four angels release the winds (Bible, Revelation 7:3–4)
• The Intel 8086 instruction for no operation (NOP)
• The emergency phone number for animals in danger in the Netherlands.
• The telephone number for directory assistance in Israel
• The emergency telephone number for medical emergencies in Austria and Switzerland.
• Psalm 144 (via Bible Gateway)
• Sonnet 144 by William Shakespeare
• Rule 144A, of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 deals with private resales of restricted securities
• Form 144 (December 6, 2007), amends Rule 144 under the United States Securities Act of 1933 which regulates the resale of restricted securities and securities held by affiliates
• Section 144 of Bangladesh Code of Criminal Procedure prohibits assembly of five or more persons, public meetings, and carrying firearms
• The atomic number of unquadquadium, a temporary chemical element
• 1:144 scale is a scale used for some scale models
• The number of square inches in a square foot
• Mahjong is usually played with a set of 144 tiles.
• 144 (film), 2015 Indian Tamil film

See also

• List of highways numbered 144
• United Nations Security Council Resolution 144
• United States Supreme Court cases, Volume 144
• P.S. 144 Col. Jeromus Remsen School, Forest Hills, Queens, New York
• 144th Delaware General Assembly

References

• Wells, D. The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers. London: Penguin Group. (1987): 139–140.

External links

• The Natural Number 144\
• One Hundred Forty-Four Thousand: Who Are They? by Robert L. Thomas
• Hand-me-down christening gown that's 144 years old