221 (number)

← 220 221 222 →
Cardinaltwo hundred twenty-one
Ordinal221st
(two hundred twenty-first)
Factorization13 × 17
Divisors1, 13, 17, 221
Greek numeralΣΚΑ´
Roman numeralCCXXI, ccxxi
Binary110111012
Ternary220123
Senary10056
Octal3358
Duodecimal16512
HexadecimalDD16

221 (two hundred [and] twenty-one) is the natural number following 220 and preceding 222.

In mathematics

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Its factorization as 13 × 17 makes 221 the product of two consecutive prime numbers, the sixth smallest such product.[1]

221 is a centered square number,[2] an Ulam number,[3] and a brilliant number,[4] meaning that its prime factors have the same amount of digits.

In Other Fields

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The year 221 BC marked the end of the Warring States period and the beginning of the Qin dynasty in China.[5]

221b Baker Street is the address of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.[6]


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