260000

260000 is a natural number in the decimal system. It is the integer that follows 259999 and precedes 260001. In standard notation it appears as 260000, with three trailing zeros indicating a multiple of 1000. The number is even and composite. Its prime factorization is 2^5 × 5^4 × 13, equivalently 32 × 625 × 13. It is a multiple of 10,000 (260,000 ÷ 10,000 = 26) and of 1,000 (260,000 ÷ 1,000 = 260). In scientific notation it is 2.6 × 10^5. In hexadecimal it is 0x3F7A0.

As a round number, 260,000 is often used in statistics, engineering, and finance as an approximate quantity or a scale benchmark. For instance, it may appear in population counts, measurements, or currency figures after rounding. In mathematics, it is an even composite number and a multiple of several small primes, which makes it straightforward to factor and to compute with in certain algorithms. The number is also equal to 26 × 10,000 and to 260 × 1,000, highlighting its role as a product of round scales and thousands.

There are no widely recognized historical events or mathematical constants specifically associated with the number 260,000. It is primarily notable for its role as a large, round integer within everyday counting and numerical representations.