76 (NUMBER)

'76' ('seventy-six') is the natural number following 75 and preceding 77.

Cardinal	76 seventy-six
Ordinal	76th seventy-sixth
Factorization	$76\; =\; 2^2\; cdot\; 19$
Divisors	1, 2, 4, 19, 38, 76
Roman numeral	LXXVI
Binary	1001100
Hexadecimal	4C

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In mathematics

In science

In other fields

In sports

In mathematics

'Seventy-six' is a Lucas number, an automorphic number, a nontotient, a 14-gonal number, and a centered pentagonal number.

In science

★ The atomic number of osmium
'In astronomy',
: Messier object M76, a magnitude 12.0 planetary nebula in the constellation Perseus, also known as the Little Dumbbell Nebula
: The New General Catalogue object NGC 76, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces
:The Saros number of the solar eclipse series which began on -575 June 18 and ended on 705 July 25. The duration of Saros series 76 was 1280.1 years, and it contained 72 solar eclipses.
:The Saros number of the lunar eclipse series which began on -255 April 7 and ended on 1043 May 26. The duration of Saros series 76 was 1298.1 years, and it contained 73 lunar eclipses.

In other fields

'Seventy-six' is also

★ The designation of two highways named Interstate 76. The western highway is mostly in Colorado, and the eastern highway is mostly in Pennsylvania.

★ I-76 Speedway in Fort Morgan, Colorado

★ The registry of the U.S. Navy's nuclear aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), named after U.S. President Ronald Reagan.

★ The name of a band, headed up by Sir Mildred Pierce

★ A brand of ConocoPhillips gas stations, Union 76.

★ The number of trombonists leading the parade in "Seventy-Six Trombones," from Meredith Willson's musical ''The Music Man''.

In sports

The name of the Philadelphia 76ers (taken from 1776, the year of American independence).