242 (number)

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242 (two hundred [and] forty-two) is the natural number following 241 and preceding 243.

In mathematics[]

242 is the smallest integer to start a run of four consecutive integers with the same number of divisors.^[1][2]

242 is a nontotient since there is no integer with 242 coprimes below it.

242 is a palindrome.

In other fields[]

242 is also:

• part of the name of a Belgian electronic body music group called Front 242
• the number of a notable UN Security Council resolution pertaining to the Arab/Israeli conflict, United Nations Security Council Resolution 242
• Area code 242 is the area code of The Bahamas located in the North West Atlantic Ocean.
• Volvo 242 (2xx-series, 4-cylinder, 2-door) Produced from 1974 to 1984.
• Fiat 242, a van produced by Fiat
• the total number of Power Stars a player can collect in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2 for the Wii.
• the orbit, in days, of Kepler-69c, a planet 70 percent larger than the size of Earth, orbiting in the habitable zone of a star similar to our sun. Astronomers are uncertain about the composition of Kepler-69c, but its orbit of 242 days around a sun-like star resembles that of our neighboring planet Venus.
• 2-4-2, a Whyte notation classification of steam locomotive.

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