359 (number)

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359 (three hundred [and] fifty-nine) is the natural number following 358 and preceding 360. 359 is the 72nd prime number.

359 in mathematics[]

359 is a Sophie Germain prime: 2(359)+1=719 (also a Sophie Germain prime.)

359 in international telephony[]

359 is also the international calling code for Bulgaria. When calling from outside the country +359 must be dialled before the local code, leaving out the first zero (0).

359 in Culture[]

• Official number of casualties of the Beslan school hostage crisis.
• According to the author Douglas Adams, 359 is the funniest three-digit number.^[1]