45 (forty-five) 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
44 and preceding
46.
In mathematics

Forty-five is the smallest
odd number that has more
divisors than
, and that has a larger sum of divisors than
. It is the sixth
positive integer
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 positiv ...
with a ''square-prime''
prime factorization
In mathematics, integer factorization is the decomposition of a positive integer into a product of integers. Every positive integer greater than 1 is either the product of two or more integer factors greater than 1, in which case it is a comp ...
of the form
, with
and
prime. 45 has an
aliquot sum
In number theory, the aliquot sum of a positive integer is the sum of all proper divisors of , that is, all divisors of other than itself.
That is,
s(n)=\sum_ d \, .
It can be used to characterize the prime numbers, perfect numbers, sociabl ...
of
33 that is part of an aliquot sequence composed of five composite numbers (45, 33,
15,
9,
4,
3,
1, and
0), all of which are rooted in the 3-aliquot tree. This is the longest aliquot sequence for an odd number up to 45.
Forty-five is the
sum of all single-digit decimal digits:
. It is, equivalently, the ninth
triangle number.
Forty-five is also the fourth
hexagonal number and the second
hexadecagonal number, or 16-gonal number. It is also the second smallest triangle number (after 1 and 10) that can be written as the sum of two squares.
Forty-five is the smallest positive number that can be expressed as the difference of two nonzero
squares
In geometry, a square is a regular polygon, regular quadrilateral. It has four straight sides of equal length and four equal angles. Squares are special cases of rectangles, which have four equal angles, and of rhombuses, which have four equal si ...
in more than two ways:
,
or
(see image).
Since the greatest prime factor of
is 1,013, which is much more than 45 twice, 45 is a
Størmer number. In decimal, 45 is a
Kaprekar number and a
Harshad number.
Forty-five is a
little Schroeder number; the next such number is
197, which is the 45th prime number.
Forty-five is conjectured from
Ramsey number .
Forty-five degrees is half of a right angle (90°).
Abstract algebra
In the ''
classification of finite simple groups
In mathematics, the classification of finite simple groups (popularly called the enormous theorem) is a result of group theory stating that every List of finite simple groups, finite simple group is either cyclic group, cyclic, or alternating gro ...
'', the
Tits group is sometimes defined as a ''nonstrict''
group of Lie type
In mathematics, specifically in group theory, the phrase ''group of Lie type'' usually refers to finite groups that are closely related to the group of rational points of a Reductive group, reductive linear algebraic group with values in a finite ...
or
sporadic group, which yields a total of 45 classes of
finite simple groups: two stem from
cyclic and
alternating group
In mathematics, an alternating group is the Group (mathematics), group of even permutations of a finite set. The alternating group on a set of elements is called the alternating group of degree , or the alternating group on letters and denoted ...
s, sixteen are families of groups of Lie type, twenty-six are strictly sporadic, and one is the
exceptional case of
.
In science
*The
atomic number
The atomic number or nuclear charge number (symbol ''Z'') of a chemical element is the charge number of its atomic nucleus. For ordinary nuclei composed of protons and neutrons, this is equal to the proton number (''n''p) or the number of pro ...
of
rhodium
Astronomy
*
Messier object
The Messier objects are a set of 110 astronomical objects catalogued by the French astronomer Charles Messier in his ' (''Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters''). Because Messier was interested only in finding comets, he created a list of th ...
M45, a
magnitude 1.4
open cluster
An open cluster is a type of star cluster made of tens to a few thousand stars that were formed from the same giant molecular cloud and have roughly the same age. More than 1,100 open clusters have been discovered within the Milky Way galaxy, and ...
in the
constellation
A constellation is an area on the celestial sphere in which a group of visible stars forms Asterism (astronomy), a perceived pattern or outline, typically representing an animal, mythological subject, or inanimate object.
The first constellati ...
Taurus, also known as the
Pleiades
The Pleiades (), also known as Seven Sisters and Messier 45 (M45), is an Asterism (astronomy), asterism of an open cluster, open star cluster containing young Stellar classification#Class B, B-type stars in the northwest of the constellation Tau ...
*The
New General Catalogue
The ''New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars'' (abbreviated NGC) is an astronomical catalogue of deep-sky objects compiled by John Louis Emil Dreyer in 1888. The NGC contains 7,840 objects, including galaxy, galaxies, star cluste ...
object
NGC 45
NGC 45 is a low surface brightness spiral galaxy in the equatorial constellation of Cetus. It was discovered on 11 November 1835 by the English astronomer John Herschel. The galaxy is located at a distance of 22 million light years and is ...
, a magnitude 10.6
spiral galaxy
Spiral galaxies form a galaxy morphological classification, class of galaxy originally described by Edwin Hubble in his 1936 work ''The Realm of the Nebulae'' in the constellation
Cetus
Cetus () is a constellation, sometimes called 'the whale' in English. The Cetus (mythology), Cetus was a sea monster in Greek mythology which both Perseus and Heracles needed to slay. Cetus is in the region of the sky that contains other water- ...
In music
* A type of
gramophone record
A phonograph record (also known as a gramophone record, especially in British English) or a vinyl record (for later varieties only) is an analog sound storage medium in the form of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove. The g ...
classified by its rotational speed of 45
revolutions per minute (rpm)
*
Joseph Haydn
Franz Joseph Haydn ( ; ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ...
's
Symphony No. 45 is called the "Farewell Symphony"
* The group
Stars on 45 and its self-titled 1981 song, "
Stars on 45"
* ''
45'', the title of a 1982 album by
Kino
* "45 and Fat", a 1996 song by
Babybird
* "Forty-Five", the title of a 2000 song by
The Atomic Bitchwax
* "45", the title of a 2002 song by
Elvis Costello
Declan Patrick MacManus (born 25 August 1954), known professionally as Elvis Costello, is an English singer, songwriter, record producer, author and television host. According to ''Rolling Stone'', Costello "reinvigorated the literate, lyrical ...
, both referring to the 45 rpm singles and to the artist's age when he wrote the song.
* "
45", the title of a 2003 song by
Shinedown
* "45", the title of a 2006 song by
noodles
* "45", the title of a 2007 song by
The Saturday Knights
* "Do the 45", the title of a 2007 song by
Ryan Shaw
* "45", the title of a 2012 song by
The Gaslight Anthem
* is repeated continuously in the lyrics of the 1997 song "
Brimful of Asha" by Cornershop
In other fields
Forty-five may also refer to:
*''The '45'' refers to the
Jacobite rising of 1745 in
Great Britain
Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland, and Wales. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the List of European ...
, or the year that
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
ended, which was 1945.
*A card game: ''
Forty-five''.
*
''.45'', a 2006 motion picture.
*+45 is the telephone dialing code for
Denmark
Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...
.
*
''45'', a book of essays by record producer
Bill Drummond
William Ernest Drummond (born 29 April 1953) is a Scottish artist, musician, writer, and record producer. He was a co-founder of the late-1980s avant-garde pop group the KLF and its 1990s media-manipulating successor, the K Foundation, with wh ...
, derived both from the speed of a pop single and from his age when he finished writing it.
*A
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
match consists of two periods of 45 minutes each.
*Guns or ammunition of
.45 caliber. In the United States, "45" is often a reference to one of two specific .45 caliber cartridges—the
.45 Colt or the
.45 ACP.
*The number of the French department
Loiret.
*The maximum mark an
International Baccalaureate
The International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), more commonly known as the International Baccalaureate (IB), is a nonprofit foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and founded in 1968. It offers four educational programmes: the I ...
student can obtain.
*In years of marriage, the
sapphire
Sapphire is a precious gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum, consisting of aluminium oxide () with trace amounts of elements such as iron, titanium, cobalt, lead, chromium, vanadium, magnesium, boron, and silicon. The name ''sapphire ...
wedding anniversary
A wedding anniversary is the anniversary of the date that a wedding took place. Couples often mark the occasion by celebrating their relationship, either privately or with a larger party. Special celebrations and gifts are often given for partic ...
.
*
''Forty-five'' (audio drama), a
Big Finish 2008 audio play made for the forty fifth anniversary of the British science fiction television show ''
Doctor Who
''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson (writer and producer), Donald Wilson, depicts the adventures of an extraterre ...
''.
*Issue 45 of ''
The North Briton'' was thought to be seditious but its publisher,
John Wilkes
John Wilkes (17 October 1725 – 26 December 1797) was an English Radicalism (historical), radical journalist and politician, as well as a magistrate, essayist and soldier. He was first elected a Member of Parliament in 1757. In the Middlese ...
, was celebrated as a champion of liberty. The number 45 was used as a symbol of support for him. Banquets were held with a theme of 45 while many items were produced showing the number or featuring it in some way. For example, a wig was produced with 45 curls.
*The number of the laps of the
German Grand Prix
The German Grand Prix () was a motor race that took place most years since 1926, with 75 races having been held. The race has been held at only three venues throughout its history: the Nürburgring in Rhineland-Palatinate, Hockenheimring in B ...
from
1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...
until
2001
The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...
(except
1985 because the race was held at
Nürburgring
The () is a 150,000-person capacity motorsports complex located in the town of Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It features a Grand Prix motor racing, Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a long configuration, built in the 1920s ...
).
*
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as the 45 ...
, former 45th
President of the United States.
See also
*
List of highways numbered 45
References
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