972
972 is an even composite number composed of two prime numbers multiplied together.
What does the number 972 look like?
This visualization shows the relationship between its 2 prime factors (large circles) and 18 divisors.
972 is an even composite number. It is composed of two distinct prime numbers multiplied together. It has a total of eighteen divisors.
Prime factorization of 972:
22 × 35
(2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3)See below for interesting mathematical facts about the number 972 from the Numbermatics database.
Names of 972
- Cardinal: 972 can be written as Nine hundred seventy-two.
Scientific notation
- Scientific notation: 9.72 × 102
Factors of 972
Divisors of 972
Bases of 972
- Binary: 11110011002
- Hexadecimal: 0x3CC
- Base-36: R0
Squares and roots of 972
Scales and comparisons
How big is 972?- 972 seconds is equal to 16 minutes, 12 seconds.
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To count from 1 to 972 would take you about eight minutes.
This is a very rough estimate, based on a speaking rate of half a second every third order of magnitude. If you speak quickly, you could probably say any randomly-chosen number between one and a thousand in around half a second. Very big numbers obviously take longer to say, so we add half a second for every extra x1000. (We do not count involuntary pauses, bathroom breaks or the necessity of sleep in our calculation!)
- A cube with a volume of 972 cubic inches would be around 0.8 feet tall.
Recreational maths with 972
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