104 (number) explained

104 (one hundred [and] four) is the natural number following 103 and preceding 105.

In mathematics

104 is a refactorable number^[1] and a primitive semiperfect number.^[2]

The smallest known 4-regular matchstick graph has 104 edges and 52 vertices, where four unit line segments intersect at every vertex.^[3]

has a McKay–Thompson series, representative of a principal modular function is , with constant term :^[4] , which is the only finite simple group to classify as either a non-strict group of Lie type or sporadic group, holds a minimal faithful complex representation in 104 dimensions.^[5]

In other fields

104 is also:

• The atomic number of rutherfordium.
• The number of Corinthian columns in the Temple of Olympian Zeus, the largest temple ever built in Greece.
• The number of Symphonies written by Joseph Haydn upon which numbers are agreed (though in fact, he wrote two more: see list of symphonies by Joseph Haydn).

See also

• List of highways numbered 104
• The years 104 BC and AD 104.

References

• Wells, D. The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers London: Penguin Group. (1987): 133

Notes and References

1. 2023-07-31 .
2. 2016-05-27 .
3. Winkler . Mike . Dinkelacker . Peter . Vogel . Stefan . New minimal (4; n)-regular matchstick graphs . Geombinatorics Quarterly . XXVII . 1 . 26–44 . . Colorado Springs, CO . 2017 . 1604.07134 . 119161796 . 1373.05125 .
4. 2023-07-31 .
5. Lubeck . Frank . Smallest degrees of representations of exceptional groups of Lie type . . 29 . 5 . 2151 . . Philadelphia, PA . 2001 . 10.1081/AGB-100002175 . 1837968 . 122060727 . 1004.20003 .