291 (number)

291 is the natural number following 290 and preceding 292.

In mathematics

 * 291 is an odd composite number with two prime factors.
 * 291 is a semiprime number meaning that it has 2 prime factors.
 * 291 can be written as the sum of the nth prime plus n. It is the 52nd prime (239) plus 52.
 * 291 is one of the positions of “c” in the tribonacci word abacabaab… defined by a->ab, b->ac, c->a.
 * 291 is the sum of 6 different 4th powers. It is the sum of 44+24+24+14+14+14.

World Records

 * On March 6, 2022, Tamara Walcott received the Guinness World Record for the elephant bar deadlift achieved by a woman. She lifted a weight of 291 kg.
 * On December 19, 2021, the greatest number of cakes eaten online simultaneously was achieved in Tanba, Japan. There were 291 cakes.
 * On October 25, 2014, the longest string instrument was created in Singapore. It was the ‘Earth Harp’ at a length of 291 m.
 * On August 7, 2011, Fred Grsybowski achieved the Guinness World Record for the tallest usable pogo stick in Toronto. It was 2.91 m tall.

Other fields

 * The calendar years 291 AD and 291 BC.
 * 291 is the number for several highways across the countries of Canada, Japan, and the United States.
 * 291 Alice is an asteroid in the asteroid belt. It was discovered by Johann Palisa in Vienna, Austria.