Everything about number 72

Discover a lot of information on the number 72: properties, mathematical operations, how to write it, symbolism, numerology, representations and many other interesting things!


Mathematical properties of 72

Questions and answers
Is 72 a prime number? No
Is 72 a perfect number? No
Number of divisors 12
List of dividers 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 72
Sum of divisors 195
Prime factorization 23 x 32
Prime factors 2, 3

How to write / spell 72 in letters?

In letters, the number 72 is written as: Seventy-two. And in other languages? how does it spell?

72 in other languages
Write 72 in english Seventy-two
Write 72 in french Soixante-douze
Write 72 in spanish Setenta y dos
Write 72 in portuguese Setenta e dois

Decomposition of the number 72

The number 72 is composed of:

1 iteration of the number 7 : The number 7 (seven) represents faith, teaching. It symbolizes reflection, the spiritual life.... Find out more about the number 7

1 iteration of the number 2 : The number 2 (two) represents double, association, cooperation, union, complementarity. It is the symbol of duality.... Find out more about the number 2

Mathematical representations and links

Other ways to write 72
In letter Seventy-two
In roman numeral LXXII
In binary 1001000
In octal 110
In hexadecimal 48
In US dollars USD 72.00 ($)
In euros 72,00 EUR (€)
Some related numbers
Previous number 71
Next number 73
Next prime number 73

Mathematical operations

Operations and solutions
72*2 = 144 The double of 72 is 144
72*3 = 216 The triple of 72 is 216
72/2 = 36 The half of 72 is 36.000000
72/3 = 24 The third of 72 is 24.000000
722 = 5184 The square of 72 is 5184.000000
723 = 373248 The cube of 72 is 373248.000000
√72 = 8.4852813742386 The square root of 72 is 8.485281
log(72) = 4.2766661190161 The natural (Neperian) logarithm of 72 is 4.276666
log10(72) = 1.8573324964313 The decimal logarithm (base 10) of 72 is 1.857332
sin(72) = 0.25382336276204 The sine of 72 is 0.253823
cos(72) = -0.96725058827388 The cosine of 72 is -0.967251
tan(72) = -0.26241737750194 The tangent of 72 is -0.262417

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