98 (number)
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| 98 | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal | ninety-eight |
| Ordinal | 98th (ninety-eighth) |
| Numeral system | 98 |
| Factorization |  |
| Divisors | 1, 2, 7, 14, 49, 98 |
| Roman numeral | XCVIII |
| Binary | 11000102 |
| Octal | 1428 |
| Duodecimal | 8212 |
| Hexadecimal | 6216 |
98 (ninety-eight) is the natural number following 97 and preceding 99.
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[edit] In mathematics
Ninety-eight is a Wedderburn-Etherington number and a nontotient.
[edit] In astronomy
Messier 98, a magnitude 11.0 spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices.
The New General Catalogue object NGC 98, a magnitude 12.7 spiral galaxy in the constellation Phoenix.
[edit] In computing
Windows 98 is a Microsoft OS.
[edit] In other fields
Ninety-eight is:
- The year AD 98, 98 BC, or 1998.
- The atomic number of californium, an actinide.
- In the name of the band 98 Degrees.
- 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit is normal body temperature.
- A song “98.6” sung by Keith in 1967.
- The number of sons of Ater in the Census of men of Israel upon return from exile (Holy Bible, Ezra 2:16)
- The Oldsmobile 98.
- The Saab 98 car
- The Space Shuttle Orbiter Pathfinder OV-098 is a Space Shuttle simulator
- STS-98 Space Shuttle Atlantis mission launched February 7, 2001
- Expo '98 World's Fair was held in Lisbon, Portugal from May to September 1998
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 is a flight simulator program
- Radio stations such as Power 98 WPEG, Charlotte, NC and Power 98 SAFRA in Singapore. Also a 1996 film starring Eric Roberts about an a Los Angeles talk radio station.
- The Trail of '98, a 1928 western film
- Spirit of '98 Cruises, owned by the Cruise West can fit 98 passengers
- 0-98 code in police code means "Assignment Completed"
- A book, The Trail of 98
- The 98th United States Congress met from January 1983 to January 1985 during the last two years of the Ronald Reagan administration's first term
- Beach 98th Street, often referred as Beach 98th Street–Playland, is a station on the New York City Subway's IND Rockaway Line
- The Main Propulsion Test Article MPTA-098, built by Rockwell International, as a testbed for the definitive propulsion and fuel delivery systems for the United States Space Shuttle Program.
- The code for international direct dial phone calls to the Iran (+98).
[edit] In sports
- The highest jersey number allowed in the National Hockey League, as 99 was retired by the entire league to honor Wayne Gretzky and major-league sports only allow one- or two-digit uniform numbers.
- The 2002 World Series between the Anaheim Angels and San Francisco Giants was the 98th Fall Classic
