282 (number)

282 (two hundred [and] eighty-two) is the natural number following 281 and preceding 283.

In mathematics

 * 282 is an even composite number with three prime factors.
 * 282 is a palindromic number. This is a number that is the same backwards as it is forwards. 282 is the smallest multi-digit palindromic number that is between twin primes, numbers that are prime and are 2 away from another prime number.
 * 282 is equal to the sum of its divisors containing the number 4. It is the sum of 47 + 94 + 141.
 * 282 is the number of planar partitions of 9. This means that 282 is the number of ways to separate 9 units.

In technology

 * The area code 282 is not in use in the North American numbering plan, but the area code is in use in Libya as +218 282. The +218 portion is the country code that places the phone number in Libya and the 282 piece labels it as Agelat.
 * The Haynes 282 alloy is a superalloy that is nickel-based and can withstand high temperatures. It was designed for use in industrial gas turbine engines.
 * A method for Dynamic Nuclear Polarization which uses microwaves to irradiate substances utilizes an electron frequency of 282 GHz.

World Records

 * On April 20, 2010, Dr.M completed, with a time of 2.82 seconds, the "Break the Targets" challenge in Super Smash Bros. Melee with the character Mr. Game and Watch.
 * On July 26, 2012, Curt Markwardt received the Guinness World Record for the highest backflip on a pogo stick. It totaled a height of 2.82 meters.
 * In 1998, several surfers managed to stack 282 surfboards on top of a Humvee and managed to drive 100 ft without the surfboards falling.
 * In the 2018 season, basketball player Sylvia Fowles received the Guinness World Record for grabbing 282 defensive rebounds for the Minnesota Lynx.
 * On June 18, 2005, Cristian Sterling achieved the longest golf carry with a total distance of 282 yards. This was achieved as St. Andrews Bay Golf Resort and Spa in Scotland.
 * On March 21, 2019, the fastest autonomous car was declared as the Robocar at Roborace with a speed of 282.42 km/h according to the UK Timing Association in Yorkshire.

Other fields

 * The calendar years 282 AD and 282 BC.
 * In the French Republican calendar, The year 282 would be a year 8 cycle and be in 2074.
 * 282 is the number for several highways across the countries of Brazil, Canada, Japan, and the United States.
 * 282 Clorinde is an asteroid in the Asteroid belt. This one was discovered by Auguste Charlois in Nice, France. This asteroid was named after Clorinda, who was a heroine of a poem by Torquato Tasso.
 * Hammurabi's Code was a series of laws in Ancient Mesopotamia, by the leader, Hammurabi. It has been an important insight into how Ancient Mesopotamia was run. A famous concept from this code is "an eye for an eye," or punishments equal to the crime. This code has 282 points.