Thursday, March 4, 2010

568

568 = 23 x 71.

568 has a unique representation as a sum of three squares: 568 = 102 + 122 + 182.

568 is the smallest number whose seventh power can be written as a sum of seven seventh powers.

568 is 1441 in base 7, 161 in base 21, and 131 in base 22.

In the world of structured cabling systems, the number 568 refers to the order in which the individual wires inside a CAT 5 cable are terminated.

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