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Forty-two

Forty-two (42, XLII) is the natural number following forty-one and followed by forty-three.

Its factors are 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21 and 42.

It is bracketed by twin primes.

See also: forty

42 is also:

The answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything, according to Douglas Adams' book The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
For this very reason the number is sometimes used in connection with computers; for instance it's included in the beginning of every TIFF-file to identify it as such.
The atomic number of molybdenum.
The total number of spots on two conventional dice.
42 is the maximum total number received of any one present in The Twelve Days of Christmas.
In Lewis Carroll's book The Hunting of the Snark, (before Douglas Adams' tome was written) the baker left 42 pieces of luggage on the pier.
Level 42 is the name of a band.
The number of men of Beth-azmaveth in the Census of men of Israel upon return from exile (Holy Bible, Ezra 2:24)
For the year AD 42, see 42.
A trick-taking game played with dominoes.

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