96 (number) facts for kids

Ninety-six is a number that comes right after ninety-five and before ninety-seven. It is an even number, which means you can divide it by two without any remainder.

Understanding the Number 96

Ninety-six is a fascinating number with several interesting properties. It's a whole number, also known as an integer, and it plays a role in many areas of math and daily life.

Factors and Multiples of 96

A factor is a number that divides another number exactly, without leaving a remainder. The factors of 96 are:

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 6
• 8
• 12
• 16
• 24
• 32
• 48
• 96

This means you can divide 96 by any of these numbers, and the answer will be a whole number.

A multiple of 96 is a number you get when you multiply 96 by another whole number. For example, 192 (96 x 2) and 288 (96 x 3) are multiples of 96.

Prime Factorization of 96

Every whole number greater than 1 can be broken down into its prime factors. Prime numbers are numbers greater than 1 that can only be divided by 1 and themselves (like 2, 3, 5, 7, 11).

To find the prime factors of 96, we can divide it by the smallest prime numbers until we can't anymore:

• 96 ÷ 2 = 48
• 48 ÷ 2 = 24
• 24 ÷ 2 = 12
• 12 ÷ 2 = 6
• 6 ÷ 2 = 3
• 3 ÷ 3 = 1

So, the prime factorization of 96 is 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3, which can also be written as 2⁵ x 3. This tells us that 96 is made up of five 2s and one 3 multiplied together.

96 in Everyday Life

The number 96 appears in various places, from sports to science.

In Sports

• In American football, 96 is a common jersey number for defensive players.
• In basketball, a game might end with a score of 96 points for one team.

In Science and Technology

• The atomic number 96 belongs to the element Curium, a radioactive metal.
• In computer science, 96 can refer to a specific bit rate or resolution in some systems.

In Time and Measurements

• There are 96 hours in four days (4 days x 24 hours/day = 96 hours).
• A gross is a unit of measurement equal to 144 items. A half-gross would be 72, and two-thirds of a gross is 96.

Interesting Facts About 96

• 96 is a pronic number (or oblong number) because it is the product of two consecutive integers: 96 = 8 x 12. Oh wait, 8 x 12 is 96, but 8 and 12 are not consecutive. A pronic number is n*(n+1). For example, 6 = 2*3, 12 = 3*4. So 96 is NOT a pronic number. I need to correct this.
• 96 is a Harshad number (or Niven number) in base 10 because it is divisible by the sum of its digits (9 + 6 = 15, and 96 is not divisible by 15). So it is NOT a Harshad number. I need to correct this.

Let's re-evaluate interesting facts.

• 96 is a hexagonal number? No.
• 96 is a triangular number? No.
• 96 is a perfect number? No.

Let's stick to simple, verifiable facts.

• 96 is the smallest number with exactly 12 divisors.
• It is a practical number, meaning every integer from 1 to 96 can be written as a sum of distinct divisors of 96.

See also

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