89 (number) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
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| Cardinal | eighty-nine | |||
| Ordinal | 89th (eighty-ninth) |
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| Factorization | prime | |||
| Greek numeral | ΠΘ´ | |||
| Roman numeral | LXXXIX | |||
| Binary | 10110012 | |||
| Ternary | 100223 | |||
| Senary | 2256 | |||
| Octal | 1318 | |||
| Duodecimal | 7512 | |||
| Hexadecimal | 5916 | |||
Eighty-nine is a fascinating number! It comes right after eighty-eight and just before ninety. Eighty-nine is special because it's a prime number. This means it can only be divided evenly by 1 and itself. It's the 24th prime number, following eighty-three and coming before ninety-seven.
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What Makes 89 Special?
89 as a Prime Number
Eighty-nine is a prime number, which means it has only two divisors: 1 and 89. Numbers that are not prime are called composite numbers. For example, 90 is a composite number because it can be divided by 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 15, 18, 30, 45, and 90. Prime numbers are like the building blocks of all other numbers.
Fibonacci Sequence and 89
Eighty-nine is also a Fibonacci number. The Fibonacci sequence is a series of numbers where each number is the sum of the two numbers before it. It starts with 0 and 1. The sequence goes: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, and so on. This sequence appears often in nature, like in the spirals of a sunflower or the branching of trees.
Other Math Facts About 89
- Eighty-nine is a Sophie Germain prime. This means that if you multiply 89 by 2 and add 1, the result (179) is also a prime number.
- It is also a Mersenne prime exponent. This means that 2 to the power of 89 minus 1 is a prime number. These numbers are very rare and hard to find!
- Eighty-nine is a Perrin number. The Perrin sequence is another special number sequence, similar to the Fibonacci sequence.
89 in Everyday Life
Technology and 89
The number 89 can be found in many places. For example, the TI-89 is a popular graphing calculator used by students. It helps with complex math problems.
Animals and 89
There is a beautiful butterfly called the Diaethria clymena, also known as Cramer's Eighty-eight. It gets its name from the unique markings on its wings that look like the number 88 or 89. These markings help scientists identify the butterfly.
Images for kids
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A TI-89 graphing calculator.
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The underside of a Diaethria clymena butterfly's wing, showing its unique markings.
See also
In Spanish: Ochenta y nueve para niños
