282 (two hundred ndeighty-two) is the

natural number In mathematics, the natural numbers are those numbers used for counting (as in "there are ''six'' coins on the table") and ordering (as in "this is the ''third'' largest city in the country"). Numbers used for counting are called ''cardinal ...

following

281 __NOTOC__ Year 281 ( CCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Probus and Tiberianus (or, less frequently, year 1034 ...

and preceding

283 Year 283 ( CCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Carus and Carinus (or, less frequently, year 1036 ''Ab urbe cond ...

In mathematics

*282 is an even

composite number A composite number is a positive integer that can be formed by multiplying two smaller positive integers. Equivalently, it is a positive integer that has at least one divisor other than 1 and itself. Every positive integer is composite, prime, ...

with three prime factors. *282 is a palindromic number. This is a number that is the same backwards as it is forwards. 282 is the smallest multi-digit palindromic number that is between twin primes, numbers that are prime and are 2 away from another

prime number A prime number (or a prime) is a natural number greater than 1 that is not a product of two smaller natural numbers. A natural number greater than 1 that is not prime is called a composite number. For example, 5 is prime because the only ways ...

. *282 is equal to the sum of its divisors containing the number 4. It is the sum of 47 + 94 + 141. *282 is the number of planar partitions of 9. This means that 282 is the number of ways to separate 9 units.

In technology

*The area code 282 is not in use in the

North American numbering plan The North American Numbering Plan (NANP) is a telephone numbering plan for twenty-five regions in twenty countries, primarily in North America and the Caribbean. This group is historically known as World Zone 1 and has the international calling ...

, but the area code is in use in

Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Suda ...

as +218 282. The +218 portion is the country code that places the phone number in Libya and the 282 piece labels it as Agelat. *The Haynes 282 alloy is a superalloy that is nickel-based and can withstand high temperatures. It was designed for use in industrial gas turbine engines. * A method for Dynamic Nuclear Polarization which uses microwaves to irradiate substances utilizes an electron frequency of 282 GHz.

World Records

*On April 20, 2010, Dr.M completed, with a time of 2.82 seconds, the "Break the Targets" challenge in Super Smash Bros. Melee with the character Mr. Game and Watch. *On July 26, 2012, Curt Markwardt received the Guinness World Record for the highest

backflip An acrobatic flip is a sequence of body movements in which a person leaps into the air and then rotates one or more times while airborne. Acrobatic flips are performed in acro dance, free running, gymnastics, cheerleading, high jumping, tricki ...

on a

pogo stick A pogo stick is a device for jumping off the ground in a standing position, through the aid of a spring, or new high performance technologies, often used as a toy, exercise equipment or extreme sports instrument. It led to an extreme sport named ...

. It totaled a height of 2.82 meters. *In 1998, several surfers managed to stack 282 surfboards on top of a

Humvee The High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV; colloquial: Humvee) is a family of light, four-wheel drive, military trucks and utility vehicles produced by AM General. It has largely supplanted the roles previously performed by the ...

and managed to drive 100 ft without the

surfboards A surfboard is a narrow plank used in surfing. Surfboards are relatively light, but are strong enough to support an individual standing on them while riding an ocean wave. They were invented in ancient Hawaii, where they were known as ''papa he'e ...

falling. *In the 2018 season, basketball player Sylvia Fowles received the Guinness World Record for grabbing 282 defensive rebounds for the Minnesota Lynx. *On June 18, 2005, Cristian Sterling achieved the longest golf carry with a total distance of 282 yards. This was achieved as St. Andrews Bay Golf Resort and Spa in

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ...

. *On March 21, 2019, the fastest autonomous car was declared as the

Robocar A self-driving car, also known as an autonomous car, driver-less car, or robotic car (robo-car), is a car that is capable of traveling without human input.Xie, S.; Hu, J.; Bhowmick, P.; Ding, Z.; Arvin, F.,Distributed Motion Planning for S ...

at Roborace with a speed of 282.42 km/h according to the UK Timing Association in

Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other English counties, functions have ...

Other fields

*The calendar years 282 AD and 282 BC. *In the French Republican calendar, The year 282 would be a year 8 cycle and be in 2074. *282 is the number for several

highways A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks. In some areas of the United States, it is used as an equivalent term to controlled-access ...

across the countries of

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

, Japan, and the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...

. *282 Clorinde is an asteroid in the Asteroid belt. This one was discovered by Auguste Charlois in Nice, France. This asteroid was named after Clorinda, who was a heroine of a poem by Torquato Tasso. *

Hammurabi's Code The Code of Hammurabi is a Babylonian legal text composed 1755–1750 BC. It is the longest, best-organised, and best-preserved legal text from the ancient Near East. It is written in the Old Babylonian dialect of Akkadian, purportedly by Ham ...

was a series of laws in

Ancient Mesopotamia The history of Mesopotamia ranges from the earliest human occupation in the Paleolithic period up to Late antiquity. This history is pieced together from evidence retrieved from archaeological excavations and, after the introduction of writing i ...

, by the leader,

Hammurabi Hammurabi (Akkadian: ; ) was the sixth Amorite king of the Old Babylonian Empire, reigning from to BC. He was preceded by his father, Sin-Muballit, who abdicated due to failing health. During his reign, he conquered Elam and the city-states ...

. It has been an important insight into how Ancient Mesopotamia was run. A famous concept from this code is "an eye for an eye," or punishments equal to the crime. This code has 282 points.

References

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