42
natural number
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Summary
42 is a positive integer[1]. 42 ranks in the top 1% of positive integer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,813 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: even number[3], pronic number[4], pentadecagonal number[5], composite number[6], abundant number[7], harshad number[8]
- Commons category: 42 (number)[9]
- Unicode character: ㊷[10]
- Numeric value: 42[11]
- Partially coincident with: 42[12]
- Code: ௪௰௨[13], ௪௨[14], XLII[15], 𒐏𒐖[16], 101010[17], 1120[18], 222[19], 132[20], 110[21], 60[22], 46[23], 52[24], 42[25], 39[26]
- Prime factor: 2[27], 3[28], 7[29]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[30]
- Number of decimal digits: 2[31]
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Influence
Things named for 42 include Sutra of Forty-two Chapters[32], a literary work[33].
Why It Matters
42 has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] 42 is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]
Entities named for 42 include Sutra of Forty-two Chapters[32], a literary work[33].