74 (seventy-four) is the natural number following 73 and preceding 75.

• A third-rate man-of-war with 74 guns; see Seventy-four (ship)

← 73 75 → 74
← 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 → List of numbers — Integers 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 →
Cardinal	seventy-four
Ordinal	74th (seventy-fourth)
Numeral system	74
Factorization
Divisors	1, 2, 37, 74
Roman numeral	LXXIV
Binary	10010102
Octal	1128
Duodecimal	6212
Hexadecimal	4A16

Contents 1 In mathematics 2 In science 3 In sports 4 In music 5 In other fields

[edit] In mathematics

Seventy-four is the twenty-first distinct semiprime and the eleventh of the form (2.q). The aliquot sum of 74 is 40 within the aliquot sequence (74,40,43,1,0) 74 being the sixth composite number in the 43-aliquot tree.

Seventy-four is a nontotient. There are 74 different non-Hamiltonian polyhedra with a minimum number of vertices.

[edit] In science

• The atomic number of tungsten

In astronomy,

Messier object M74, a magnitude 10.5 spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces

The New General Catalogue object NGC 74, a galaxy in the constellation Andromeda

The Saros number of the solar eclipse series which began on -615 August 8 and ended on 719 October 18. The duration of Saros series 74 was 1334.2 years, and it contained 75 solar eclipses.

The Saros number of the lunar eclipse series which began on -331 May 7 and ended on 949 June 13. The duration of Saros series 74 was 1280.1 years, and it contained 72 lunar eclipses.

[edit] In sports

• Tom Morris, Sr. (1821-1908) believed to have been the oldest professional golfer when he played at age 74

NFL

• Tennessee Titans Bruce Matthews wore #74
• Los Angeles Rams Merlin Olsen wore #74
• Dallas Cowboys Bob Lilly wore #74
• Cincinnati Bengals Rich Braham wears #74
• Pittsburgh Steelers Willie Colon wears #74
• Cleveland Browns Andrew Hoffman wears #74
• New York Jets Nick Mangold wears #74
• Minnesota Vikings Bryant McKinnie wears #74
• Detroit Lions Rex Tucker wears #74
• Seattle Seahawks Ray Willis wears #74

NHL

• St. Louis Blues T. J. Oshie wears #74
• Tampa Bay Lightning Nick Tarnasky wears #74
• Montreal Canadiens Sergei Kostitsyn wears #74

MLB

• Kansas City Royals Matt Diaz wears #74

Moto GP

• Daijiro Kato, former Moto GP rider who died during a crash in 2003 at the Suzuka Circuit in Japan, wore number 74. During the following race, most of his colleagues wore the number on their leathers to honor their friend. Kato's teammate, Sete Gibernau has kept on using the number.

Horse racing

• Seventy-four, race horse who finished second in the 1839 Grand National.

[edit] In music

Rock & Roll

• 74th St Band
• Piece by John Cage

[edit] In other fields

Seventy-four is also:

• The year AD 74, 74 BC, or 1974
• George Washington's 74 generals in the Continental Army
• Designates the 7400 series of Integrated Chips. 74xx xx=00-4538
• The designation of USA Interstate 74, a freeway that runs from Iowa to Ohio
• The number of sons of Levites, Jeshua, Kadmiel, Binnui, Hodaviah, in the Census of men of Israel upon return from exile (Holy Bible, Ezra 2:40).
• The registry of the U.S. Navy's nuclear aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74), named after U.S. Senator John C. Stennis
• Sometimes used as a substitute for 47 on Star Trek in-jokes
• A hurricane or typhoon is a system with sustained winds of at least 74 MPH
• "Goosebumps," a children's TV show based on the book series by R.L. Stine, (1995 - 1998) ran for 74 episodes
• Municipal Okrug #74, name of Georgiyevsky Municipal Okrug of Frunzensky District of Saint Petersburg, Russia, before 2008
• The number of stars obtained by Spongebob Squarepants in his driving school
• Ken Jennings, the all-time winningest champ on Jeopardy! ended his streak on the 74th show
• At least 74 Kool-Aid flavors sold since 1927
• Donald Rumsfeld was oldest U.S. Secretary of Defense at 74
• The number of the French department Haute-Savoie