ninetysix

Ninety-six, written as ninety-six or 96, is the natural number that comes after 95 and before 97. It is an even, composite number. Its prime factorization is 2^5 × 3, and its divisors include 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, and 96.

In numeral systems, 96 is XCVI in Roman numerals; in binary it is 1100000, in hexadecimal 60, and in octal 140. In ASCII, the decimal value 96 corresponds to the grave accent character `.

In science, 96 is the atomic number of curium (Cm), a synthetic actinide metal named after Marie and Pierre Curie. Its most common isotopes are laboratory-produced and used in research contexts.

Geography and history: Ninety Six is a town in South Carolina, United States. It is known for the Ninety Six National Historic Site, which preserves remnants of the colonial town and the site of the 1781 siege during the American Revolutionary War.

In other contexts, the number 96 appears as a counting figure in various fields and as part of dates, measurements, or model names. It also features in multiple cultural references where the number serves as a simple numerical identifier or symbol.