285 is the

natural number In mathematics, the natural numbers are the numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, and so on, possibly excluding 0. Some start counting with 0, defining the natural numbers as the non-negative integers , while others start with 1, defining them as the positive in ...

following 284 and preceding 286.

In mathematics

*285 is an odd

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

. *285 is the 9th square pyramidal number. That means it is the sum of a number of consecutive perfect squares starting with 1. For 285, it is the sum of all of the single digits' perfect squares. *285 is the number of variations possible with a binary rooted tree with 13 points. A binary rooted tree means that it always begins with 1 point that is rooted. From there, each point can branch in up to two directions. *285 is a

sphenic number In number theory, a sphenic number (from , 'wedge') is a positive integer that is the product of three distinct prime numbers. Because there are infinitely many prime numbers, there are also infinitely many sphenic numbers. Definition A sphenic ...

which means that it has three distinct prime factors. *285 is a

Harshad number In mathematics, a harshad number (or Niven number) in a given radix, number base is an integer that is divisible by the digit sum, sum of its digits when written in that base. Harshad numbers in base are also known as -harshad (or -Niven) numbers ...

. That means that it is

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by the sum of its digits. 285 is divisible by 15. *285 is a

repdigit In recreational mathematics, a repdigit or sometimes monodigit is a natural number composed of repeated instances of the same digit in a positional number system (often implicitly decimal). The word is a portmanteau of "repeated" and "digit". Ex ...

number in base 7. In base 7, 285 is 555. *285 is a very symmetric number. If flipped horizontally, these numbers are symmetrical.

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