142 (number)

142 is the natural number following 141 and preceding 143.

← 141 143 → 142
← 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 → List of numbers — Integers ← 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 →
Cardinal	one hundred [and] forty-two
Ordinal	142nd (one hundred [and] forty-second)
Factorization	$2 \cdot 71$
Divisors	1, 2, 71, 142
Roman numeral	CXLII
Binary	100011102
Octal	2168
Duodecimal	BA12
Hexadecimal	8E16

In astrophysics

• 142 Polana is a dark Main belt asteroid
• HD 142 is a 6th magnitude star in the Phoenix constellation

In business and accounting

• The number of home-based business ideas included in the 142 Now packet
• Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Summary of Statement No. 142 for reporting acquired goodwill and intangible assets

In chemistry

• The atomic number of Unquadbium, a temporary chemical element

In geography

• Enterprise No. 142, Saskatchewan is a rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada
• Macedonia ranks #142 in world population
• Stoney 142, 143, 144, Alberta make up an Indian reserve in Alberta, Canada

In mathematics

There is no answer to the equation φ(x) = 142, making 142 a nontotient.

But there are 142 planar graphs with 6 unlabeled vertices.^[1]

In media

In broadcasting

• Channel 142 on XM Satellite Radio is Fox Sports Radio
• The TV series Party of Five ran on the Fox Network from 1994 to 2000 with 142 episodes

In literature and publications

• There are 142 staircases at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, in the Harry Potter universe.
• "Sonnet 142" by William Shakespeare

In the military

• 142nd Fires Brigade is an Arkansas artillery brigade in the United States National Guard
• AGM-142 Have Nap air-to-ground missile developed in Israel and the United States
• USS Apex (AM-142) United States Navy Admirable minesweeper ship during World War II
• USS Clearfield (APA-142) was a United States Navy Haskell-class attack transport during World War II
• USS Fessenden (DE-142) was a United States Navy Edsall-class destroyer escort during World War II
• USS General C. H. Muir (AP-142) was a United States Navy General G. O. Squier transport ship during World War II
• USS Tarbell (DD-142) was a United States Navy Wickes class destroyer during World War I

In music

• The song “142” by Crackout on their 2002 This Is Really Neat CD
• Bob Booker and George Foster’s novelty song "The Ballad of Irving," from the comedy album When You're in Love the Whole World Is Jewish, tells the story of "The Hundred and Forty-second Fastest Gun in the West"

In sports

• Daunte Culpepper has 142 career NFL touchdowns for the Minnesota Vikings, Miami Dolphins, and Oakland Raiders
• John Elway threw 142 touchdown passes in his final six seasons (1993 – 1998) with the Denver Broncos, before retiring with 300
• NFL quarterback has Matt Hasselbeck has 142 career touchdowns with the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks

In timekeeping

• The year AD 142 or 142 BC
• 142 AH is a year in the Islamic calendar that corresponds to 759 – 760 CE

In transportation

• The 142nd Street Junction interlocks New York City subway IRT subway lines Nos. 2 and 3
• The British Rail Class 142 is a class of Pacer diesel multiple units in the United Kingdom
• A designation of several highways
• The Ling-Temco-Vought LTV XC-142 is a tiltwing experimental aircraft designed to investigate takeoffs and landings
• London Buses route 142 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London
• M-142 is a state highway route in the Thumb region of Michigan
• Malaysia Federal Route 142
• The Volvo 142 sedan
• The Zlin Z 142 single-engine 2-seater trainer aircraft

In other uses

• Bus 142 (the "Magic Bus"), whose number is clearly visible on the bus that Christopher McCandless lived in until his death in Alaska, features prominently on the bus in the film made about his life called Into the Wild
• John Mulder 142: Crazy Clown/Robot Art mulder142.com

See also

• United Nations Security Council Resolution 142
• United States Supreme Court cases, Volume 142
• Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 142

References

1. ^ Erich Friedman, "What's Special About This Number": 142. Accessed 5 JAN 2008.