Friday, July 8, 2011

279

279 = 32 x 31.

279 can be expressed as a prime raised to three consecutive primes: 279 = 32 + 33 + 35.

279 = (27 x 9) + (27 + 9).

279 is the maximum number of 8th powers needed to sum to any number.

279 is a number that cannot be written as a sum of three squares.

The longer side of a standard "letter-size" sheet of paper in the United States is 11 inches or about 279 millimeters.

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