44 (number)

44 (forty-four) is the natural number following 43 and preceding 45.

In mathematics[]

• Forty-four is a tribonacci number,^[1] an octahedral number^[2] and the number of derangements of 5 items.^[3]
• Since the greatest prime factor of 44² + 1 = 1937 is 149 and thus more than 44 twice, 44 is a Størmer number.^[4]
• Given Euler's totient function, φ(44) = 20 and φ(69) = 44.
• 44 is a repdigit.
• In decimal notation (base 10), 44 is a palindromic number and a happy number.^[5]

In science[]

• The atomic number of ruthenium

Astronomy[]

• Messier object M44, a magnitude 4.0 open cluster in the constellation Cancer, also known as the Beehive Cluster
• The New General Catalogue object NGC 44, a double star in the constellation Andromeda

In technology[]

• The ITU country code for international direct dial telephone calls to the United Kingdom
• The .44 Magnum or .44 Special revolver cartridges

In other fields[]

Forty-four is:

• Barack Obama is also known as Number 44 after being elected the 44th President of the United States of America in 2008, succeeding George W. Bush and preceding Donald J. Trump.
• the total number of candles lit on the Menorah during the Jewish holiday of Chanukah, which starts on the 25th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev and ends on the 2nd or the 3rd day of Tevet.
• The name of a mysterious savior of Poland prophesied by the Polish national poet Adam Mickiewicz in his masterpiece dramatic poem Dziady (Forefathers): In scene 5 of act 3, the priest Piotr announces a "reviver of the nation" who is to bring back the lost freedom of Poland, and describes him with these words:

Born from a foreign mother, his blood of ancient heroes,

And his name will be forty and four.

• A poker game in which each player is dealt four cards down, and four cards are dealt face down on the table in a row. The first three cards on the table are "community" cards and may be used in any player's hand. The fourth card and any card matching it in rank is wild, and can also be used in a hand (each player is guaranteed one wild card). For each of four rounds, one "community" card is flipped up and a round of betting occurs. After the last round, the winner is the person with the highest poker hand.
• +44 is the name of the band including Blink-182 vocalist/bassist Mark Hoppus and Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker.
• In the song "44 Fours" by Jay-Z, he rhymes the words four, for and fore 44 times. This song is a follow up from the song "22 Two's".
• Vicks Formula 44 is a cough suppressant.^[6]
• The number of the French department Loire-Atlantique
• A blues song, "Forty-Four", also known as "44 Blues"
• "44 Minutes" is a song by heavy metal band Megadeth^[7]
• Mark Twain's The Mysterious Stranger features Satan's supposed nephew, whose alternate name in parallel works is "44".
• The number of candles in a box of Hanukkah candles.
• An agent in the American television series Get Smart goes under the title of 44, usually assigned to small, enclosed, unexpected spots, to meet Maxwell Smart, agent 86.
• Number 44 (Russian: Номер 44) is the Russian localized title for a 2015 American-British mystery thriller film Child 44.
• In an operation to capture Zulkifli Abdhir and Abdul Basit Usman, 44 of the Philippine National Police Special Action Force died during the Mamasapano clash. They were later dubbed as The Fallen 44 or SAF 44.
• Former Portuguese prime-minister José Sócrates is known as "Prisoner 44".^[8][9]
• +44 is the code for international direct-dial phone calls to United Kingdom.
• In the song "44 Bars" by Logic, his verse is exactly 44 bars long.
• A song by The Residents. In "44", included in The Resident's Live at the Fillmore album, the number 44 is a main focus.
• 7-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has used the number 44 as his racing number since 2014.

Historical years[]

AD 44, 44 BC, 1944, 2044, etc.

See also[]

• +44
• List of highways numbered 44

References[]