229 (number)

229 is the natural number between 228 and 230. It is also a prime number.

Telephone Area code 229 is assigned to the area around the city of Albany in southwestern Georgia.

In mathematics

229 is a regular prime, a long prime, a twin prime (with 227), a cousin prime, and a sexy prime. 229 is also a prime triplet (with 227 and 233).

In base 10, the smallest prime that added up to the reversal of its digits yields another prime is 229, since 229 + 922 = 1151 OEIS|id=A061783.

There exist 229 different projective configurations of type (12₃12₃), in which twelve points and twelve lines meet with three lines through each of the points and three points on each of the lines.

Trivia

In cricket, 229 is the lowest individual batting score not achieved by any player in test match cricket.