fortyfour

Forty-four, written as forty-four in words, is the integer that comes after forty-three and before forty-five. The name is formed from the words four tens and four units, reflecting its position in the decimal system.

In Roman numerals, forty-four is XLIV. In other common numeral systems, it is 101100 in binary, 54 in octal, and 2C in hexadecimal.

Mathematically, forty-four factors as 2 squared times 11 (2^2 × 11) and has divisors 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, and 44. The sum of its proper divisors is 40, so forty-four is a deficient number. It is an even, composite number.

Historically, the year 44 BCE is notable for the assassination of Julius Caesar. The year 44 CE is used in chronology to designate events in the early Common Era.

In culture and everyday use, forty-four often appears in sports numbers, product codes, and place names. The compact form 44 or the hyphenated forty-four is also used in branding, media, and literature as a designation or motif.