359 (three hundred ndfifty-nine) is the

natural number In mathematics, the natural numbers are those numbers used for counting (as in "there are ''six'' coins on the table") and ordering (as in "this is the ''third'' largest city in the country"). Numbers used for counting are called ''cardinal ...

following 358 and preceding 360. 359 is the 72nd

prime number A prime number (or a prime) is a natural number greater than 1 that is not a product of two smaller natural numbers. A natural number greater than 1 that is not prime is called a composite number. For example, 5 is prime because the only ways ...

In mathematics

359 is a

Sophie Germain prime In number theory, a prime number ''p'' is a if 2''p'' + 1 is also prime. The number 2''p'' + 1 associated with a Sophie Germain prime is called a . For example, 11 is a Sophie Germain prime and 2 × 11 + ...

: 2(359)+1= 719 (also a Sophie Germain prime.) It is also a

safe prime In number theory, a prime number ''p'' is a if 2''p'' + 1 is also prime. The number 2''p'' + 1 associated with a Sophie Germain prime is called a . For example, 11 is a Sophie Germain prime and 2 × 11 + ...

, because subtracting 1 and halving it gives another prime number (179). Since the reversal of it's digits gives 953, which is prime, it is also an

emirp An emirp (''prime'' spelled backwards) is a prime number that results in a different prime when its decimal digits are reversed. This definition excludes the related palindromic primes. The term ''reversible prime'' is used to mean the same as e ...

In telephony

359 is also the international

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for

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. When calling from outside the country +359 must be dialled before the local code, leaving out the first zero (0).

In other fields

* Official number of casualties of the

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. * According to the author

Douglas Adams Douglas Noel Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English author and screenwriter, best known for ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy''. Originally a 1978 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series), BBC radio comedy, ''The H ...

, 359 is the funniest three-digit number. Simpson, M. J. (2005-04-29)
Hitchhiker: A Biography of Douglas Adams
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