184_(number)

184 (number)

184 (number)

Natural number


184 (one hundred [and] eighty-four) is the natural number following 183 and preceding 185.

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In mathematics

There are 184 different Eulerian graphs on eight unlabeled vertices,[1] and 184 paths by which a chess rook can travel from one corner of a 4 × 4 chessboard to the opposite corner without passing through the same square twice.[2] 184 is also a refactorable number.

In other fields

Some physicists have proposed that 184 is a magic number for neutrons in atomic nuclei.[3][4]

In poker, with one or more jokers as wild cards, there are 184 different straight flushes.[5]

See also


References

  1. Sloane, N. J. A. (ed.). "Sequence A003049 (Number of connected Eulerian graphs with n unlabeled nodes)". The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. OEIS Foundation.
  2. Sobiczewski, A.; Gareev, F.A.; Kalinkin, B.N. (September 1966). "Closed shells for and in a diffuse potential well". Physics Letters. 22 (4): 500–502. doi:10.1016/0031-9163(66)91243-1.
  3. Cho, Adrian (February 2004). "New chemical elements probe the shoals of stability". Science. 303 (5659): 740. doi:10.1126/science.303.5659.740a. PMID 14764834. S2CID 37186047.

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