92 (number)

92 (ninety-two) is the natural number following 91 and preceding 93.

← 91 93 → 92
← 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 → List of numbers — Integers 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 →
Cardinal	ninety-two
Ordinal	92nd (ninety-second)
Numeral system	92
Factorization	$2^2 \cdot 23$
Divisors	1, 2, 4, 23, 46, 92
Roman numeral	XCII
Binary	10111002
Octal	1348
Duodecimal	7812
Hexadecimal	5C16

In mathematics

Ninety-two is a pentagonal number.

There are 92 Johnson solids. The snub dodecahedron has 92 faces, the most an Archimedean solid can have.

For n = 8, there are 92 solutions in the n-Queens Problem.

Since it is possible to find sequences of 92 consecutive integers such that each inner member member shares a factor with either the first or the last member, 92 is an Erdős–Woods number.

There are 92 "atomic elements" in the Look-and-say sequence, corresponding to the 92 non-transuranic elements in the chemist's periodic table.

In science

• The atomic number of uranium, an actinide.

In astronomy,

Messier object M92, a magnitude 7.5 globular cluster in the constellation Hercules

The New General Catalogue object NGC 92, a magnitude 13.1 peculiar spiral galaxy in the constellation Phoenix, and a member of Robert's Quartet

The Saros number of the solar eclipse series which began on 77 BC BC August and ended on 1240 October. The duration of Saros series 92 was 1316.2 years, and it contained 74 solar eclipses.

The Saros number of the lunar eclipse series which began on 208 May and ended on 1488 June. The duration of Saros series 92 was 1280.1 years, and it contained 72 lunar eclipses.

In other fields

Ninety-two is also:

• The year AD 92, 92 BC, or 1992.
• The code for international direct dial phone calls to Pakistan.
• The numeric code for the Hauts-de-Seine department of France. The number is reflected in the department's postal code, the name of the local rugby union club Racing Métro 92, and also in Arena 92, the tentative name for a stadium that Racing plans to build.
• In the title of the book Ninety-two in the Shade, by Thomas McGuane.
• “The 92nd Tiger” book by Michael Gilbert
• ”The House on 92nd Street”, a 1945 film
• The model number of the gray Texas Instruments TI-92 graphing calculator
• The "Illustrious "92" or "Glorious 92": Massachusetts legislators who refused to rescind the Massachusetts Circular Letter soliciting other British colonies' support in resistance to the Townshend Acts prior to the American Revolution. Analogous to the number 45 in reference to the protests of John Wilkes against British corruption.
• The Guinness record of the longest placename, Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaurehaeaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu, has 92 characters.
• The ISBN Group Identifier for books published by international publishers such as UNESCO.
• The number which runs through almost every single of British film-maker Peter Greenaway's films. This number has special association with the fictional character of Greenaway's creation, Tulse Luper. It is said the number itself is based on a mathematical error in calculations concerning John Cage's work Indeterminacy. See The Falls for extensive use of this number.
• "92", a song by Avail from their 1996 album 4am Friday
• A 92-story Xujiahui Tower is proposed to be built in Shanghai, China. The 1,509 ft (460 m) skyscraper would be Shanghai's 2nd tallest building, after the Shanghai World Financial Center.
• U.S. Route 92 is a 177-mile (285-km) intrastate U.S. Route in Florida
• Seville Expo '92 took place in Seville, Spain from April 20 to October 12, 1992
• The International Exhibition Genoa '92 Colombo '92 took place in Genoa, Italy from May 15 to August 15, 1992
• STS-92 Space Shuttle Discovery mission, on October 11, 2000 to the International Space Station
• The 92nd Street Y in Manhattan
• The Kemah Boardwalk Boardwalk Bullet roller coaster begins with a steep 92-foot (28 m) drop
• The telephone number for police in Serbia (Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs).

Vehicles

• The Saab 92 automobile
• The USS Tacoma (PG-92) gunboat

Geography

• The number of the French department Hauts-de-Seine

Nutrition

• 92 is the number of pounds of sugar the average American child consumes per year.^[when?]

In sports

• The 92 Club is a society of association football fans who have attended a home match of all 92 current member clubs of the Premier League and The Football League in England and Wales.
• The number 92 was worn by Michael Strahan and Reggie White.