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168 is the natural number following 167

167 (number)

167 is the natural number following 166 and preceding 168.-In mathematics:* 167 is an odd number* 167 is a Chen prime, since the next odd number, 169, is a square of a prime...

and preceding 169

169 (number)

169 is the natural number following 168 and preceding 170.-In mathematics:* 169 is an odd number* 169 is a square number. 13 x 13 = 169, and the reverse 31 x 31 = 961...


Cardinal Cardinal number In mathematics, cardinal numbers, or cardinals for short, are a generalization of the natural numbers used to measure the cardinality of sets. The cardinality of a finite set is a natural number – the number of elements in the set. The transfinite cardinal numbers describe the sizes of infinite...	One hundred [and] sixty-eight
Ordinal Ordinal number In set theory, an ordinal number, or just ordinal, is the order type of a well-ordered set. They are usually identified with hereditarily transitive sets. Ordinals are an extension of the natural numbers different from integers and from cardinals...	168th
Factorization Factorization In mathematics, factorization or factoring is the decomposition of an object into a product of other objects, or factors, which when multiplied together give the original...
Roman numeral	CLXVIII
Binary Binary numeral system The binary numeral system, or base-2 number system, represents numeric values using two symbols, 0 and 1. More specifically, the usual base-2 system is a positional notation with a radix of 2...	10101000
Hexadecimal Hexadecimal In mathematics and computer science, hexadecimal is a positional numeral system with a radix, or base, of 16. It uses sixteen distinct symbols, most often the symbols 0–9 to represent values zero to nine, and A, B, C, D, E, F to represent values ten to fifteen...	A8

In mathematics

168 is an even number
168 is an abundant number, as 312 is greater than 168
168 is a composite number
Composite number
A composite number is a positive integer which has a positive divisor other than one or itself. In other words a composite number is any positive integer greater than one that is not a prime number....
There are 168 primes
Prime number
A prime number is a natural number greater than 1 that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself. A natural number greater than 1 that is not a prime number is called a composite number. For example 5 is prime, as only 1 and 5 divide it, whereas 6 is composite, since it has the divisors 2...

less than 1000
168 is the order of the group PSL(2,7)
PSL(2,7)
In mathematics, the projective special linear group PSL is a finite simple group that has important applications in algebra, geometry, and number theory. It is the automorphism group of the Klein quartic as well as the symmetry group of the Fano plane...

, the second smallest nonabelian
Nonabelian group
In mathematics, a non-abelian group, also sometimes called a non-commutative group, is a group in which there are at least two elements a and b of G such that a * b ≠ b * a...

simple group
Simple group
In mathematics, a simple group is a nontrivial group whose only normal subgroups are the trivial group and the group itself. A group that is not simple can be broken into two smaller groups, a normal subgroup and the quotient group, and the process can be repeated...
From Hurwitz's automorphisms theorem, 168 is the maximum possible number of automorphisms of a genus 3 Riemann surface
Riemann surface
In mathematics, particularly in complex analysis, a Riemann surface, first studied by and named after Bernhard Riemann, is a one-dimensional complex manifold. Riemann surfaces can be thought of as "deformed versions" of the complex plane: locally near every point they look like patches of the...

, this maximum being achieved by the Klein quartic
Klein quartic
In hyperbolic geometry, the Klein quartic, named after Felix Klein, is a compact Riemann surface of genus 3 with the highest possible order automorphism group for this genus, namely order 168 orientation-preserving automorphisms, and 336 automorphisms if orientation may be reversed...

, whose symmetry group is PSL(2,7). The Fano plane
Finite geometry
A finite geometry is any geometric system that has only a finite number of points.Euclidean geometry, for example, is not finite, because a Euclidean line contains infinitely many points, in fact as many points as there are real numbers...

has 168 symmetries
Symmetry
Symmetry generally conveys two primary meanings. The first is an imprecise sense of harmonious or aesthetically pleasing proportionality and balance; such that it reflects beauty or perfection...
Factors of 168: 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 7
Divisors of 168: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12
12 (number)
12 is the natural number following 11 and preceding 13.The word "twelve" is the largest number with a single-morpheme name in English. Etymology suggests that "twelve" arises from the Germanic compound twalif "two-leftover", so a literal translation would yield "two remaining [after having ten...

, 14
14 (number)
14 is the natural number following 13 and preceding 15.In speech, the numbers 14 and 40 are often confused. When carefully enunciated, they differ in which syllable is stressed: 14 vs 40...

, 21
21 (number)
21 is the natural number following 20 and preceding 22.-In mathematics:Twenty-one is the fifth discrete Semiprime and the second in the family. With 22 it forms the second discrete Semiprime pair...

, 24
24 (number)
24 is the natural number following 23 and preceding 25.The SI prefix for 1024 is yotta , and for 10−24 yocto...

, 28
28 (number)
28 is the natural number following 27 and preceding 29.-In mathematics:It is a composite number, its proper divisors being 1, 2, 4, 7, and 14....

, 42
42 (number)
42 is the natural number immediately following 41 and directly preceding 43. The number has received considerable attention in popular culture as a result of its central appearance in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as the "Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and...

, 56
56 (number)
56 is the natural number following 55 and preceding 57.- Mathematics :56 is the sum of the first six triangular numbers , as well as the sum of six consecutive primes . It is also a tetranacci number and a pronic number. Adding up the divisors of 1 through 8 gives 56...

, 84
84 (number)
84 is the natural number following 83 and preceding 85.- In mathematics :Eighty-four is the sum of the first seven triangular numbers , as well as the sum of a twin prime...

, 168
168 is the sum of four consecutive prime number
Prime number
A prime number is a natural number greater than 1 that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself. A natural number greater than 1 that is not a prime number is called a composite number. For example 5 is prime, as only 1 and 5 divide it, whereas 6 is composite, since it has the divisors 2...

s: 37
37 (number)
37 is the natural number following 36 and preceding 38.-In mathematics:It is a prime number, the fifth lucky prime, the first irregular prime, the third unique prime and the third cuban prime of the form...

+ 41
41 (number)
41 is the natural number following 40 and preceding 42.-In mathematics:Forty-one is the 13th smallest prime number. The next is forty-three, with which it comprises a twin prime...

+ 43
43 (number)
43 is the natural number following 42 and preceding 44.- In mathematics :Forty-three is the 14th smallest prime number. The previous is forty-one, with which it comprises a twin prime, and the next is forty-seven. 43 is the smallest prime that is not a Chen prime...

+ 47
47 (number)
47 is the natural number following 46 and preceding 48.-In mathematics:Forty-seven is the fifteenth prime number, a safe prime, the thirteenth supersingular prime, and the sixth Lucas prime. Forty-seven is a highly cototient number...
168 is the product of first two perfect number
Perfect number
In number theory, a perfect number is a positive integer that is equal to the sum of its proper positive divisors, that is, the sum of its positive divisors excluding the number itself . Equivalently, a perfect number is a number that is half the sum of all of its positive divisors i.e...

s.

In astronomy

168P/Hergenrother
168P/Hergenrother
168P/Hergenrother is a periodic comet in our solar system. The comet originally named P/1998 W2 returned in 2005 and got the temporary name P/2005 N2.- External links :*...

is a periodic comet
Comet
A comet is an icy small Solar System body that, when close enough to the Sun, displays a visible coma and sometimes also a tail. These phenomena are both due to the effects of solar radiation and the solar wind upon the nucleus of the comet...

in our solar system
Solar System
The Solar System consists of the Sun and the astronomical objects gravitationally bound in orbit around it, all of which formed from the collapse of a giant molecular cloud approximately 4.6 billion years ago. The vast majority of the system's mass is in the Sun...
168 Sibylla
168 Sibylla
168 Sibylla is a large main-belt asteroid. It is very dark and composed of primitive carbonaceous materials.It is a Cybele asteroid, orbiting beyond most of the main-belt asteroids.It was discovered by J. C. Watson on September 28, 1876....

is a dark Main belt
Asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets...

asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...

In the military

USNS Catawba (T-ATF-168)
USNS Catawba (T-ATF-168)
USNS Catawba is a operated by the Military Sealift Command for the United States Navy.-Ship history:Catawba provided MV Faina with food, water, and medical supplies after that ship was released by Somali pirates.-References:*...

is a the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...

fleet tugboat
Tugboat
A tugboat is a boat that maneuvers vessels by pushing or towing them. Tugs move vessels that either should not move themselves, such as ships in a crowded harbor or a narrow canal,or those that cannot move by themselves, such as barges, disabled ships, or oil platforms. Tugboats are powerful for...
USS Amick (DE-168)
USS Amick (DE-168)
USS Amick was a built for the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and then the Pacific Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys....

was a United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...

Cannon class destroyer escort
Cannon class destroyer escort
The Cannon class destroyer escorts were built primarily for ocean Anti-Submarine Warfare escort service during World War II. The lead ship, was commissioned on 26 September 1943 at Wilmington, Delaware. The class was also known as the DET type from their Diesel Electric Tandem drive. Of the 116...

during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
USS Charlevoix (AK-168)
USS Charlevoix (AK-168)
USS Charlevoix was an Alamosa-class cargo ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone....

was a United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...

Alamosa-class cargo ship
Cargo ship
A cargo ship or freighter is any sort of ship or vessel that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year; they handle the bulk of international trade...

during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
USS Gage (APA-168)
USS Gage (APA-168)
USS Gage is a Haskell-class attack transport late of the US Navy. She was built and used during World War II. She was of the VC2-S-AP5 Victory ship design type. Gage is named after Gage County, Nebraska...

was a United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...

Haskell-class
Haskell class attack transport
Haskell-class attack transports were amphibious assault ships of the United States Navy created in 1944. They were designed to transport 1,500 troops and their combat equipment, and land them on hostile shores with the ships' integral landing craft....

attack transport
Attack transport
Attack Transport is a United States Navy ship classification.-History:In the early 1940s, as the United States Navy expanded in response to the threat of involvement in World War II, a number of civilian passenger ships and some freighters were acquired, converted to transports and given hull...

during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
USS Maddox (DD-168)
USS Maddox (DD-168)
USS Maddox was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Georgetown , to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Georgetown, and then to the Soviet Navy as Doblestny .-History:Named for William A. T...

was a United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...

Wickes class
Wickes class destroyer
The Wickes-class destroyers were a group of 111 destroyers built by the United States Navy in 1917-1919. Along with the 6 preceding Caldwell class and 155 subsequent Clemson-class destroyers, they formed the "flush-deck" or "four-stack" class. Only a few were completed in time to serve in World...

destroyer
Destroyer
In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...

during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
USS Nautilus (SS-168)
USS Nautilus (SS-168)
USS Nautilus , a and one of the "V-boats", was the third ship of the United States Navy to officially bear that popular ship's name. She was originally named and designated V-6 , but was redesignated and given hull classification symbol SC-2 on 11 February 1925...

was a United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...

Narwhal class submarine
Narwhal class submarine
Narval-class submarine may refer to:* French Narval-class submarine, a six-boat French Navy submarine class built in the 1950s* Russian Narval-class submarine, a three-boat Imperial Russian Navy submarine class built during World War I...

during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
USS Southland (IX-168)
USS Southland (IX-168)
The USS Southland was built in 1908 at Newport News, Virginia by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company as the SS Southland...

was a United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...

steamer
Steamboat
A steamboat or steamship, sometimes called a steamer, is a ship in which the primary method of propulsion is steam power, typically driving propellers or paddlewheels...

during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
USS War Hawk (AP-168)
USS War Hawk (AP-168)
USS War Hawk was a La Salle-class transport ship of the United States Navy, built at the Moore Dry Dock Company in Oakland, California in 1942...

was a LaSalle Class transport
USS La Salle (AP-102)
The first USS La Salle of the United States Navy was the lead ship of her class of transport ships in use during the latter part of World War II....

during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

In music

Blazin Squad’s
Blazin' Squad
Blazin' Squad were an English pop-rap vocal group. The group enjoyed significant success in the UK, achieving six top ten hits, including "Crossroads", a cover version of the Bone Thugs-n-Harmony original.-In The Beginning: 2002:...

song “Where The Story Ends
Reminisce/Where The Story Ends
"Reminisce"/"Where The Story Ends" is the third single from hip-hop/garage band Blazin' Squad. Both songs were taken from their debut album, In the Beginning. It reached a peak position of #8 on the UK Singles Chart...

” (2002) includes lyrics, “In a week there's seven days. 168 hours and a million
Million
One million or one thousand thousand, is the natural number following 999,999 and preceding 1,000,001. The word is derived from the early Italian millione , from mille, "thousand", plus the augmentative suffix -one.In scientific notation, it is written as or just 106...

ways”
Omarion’s
Omarion
Omari Ishmael Grandberry better known as Omarion, is an American R&B singer, actor, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and former lead singer of the R&B group, B2K. Omarion was spotted at a young age by a manager, Christopher B. Stokes, who took a liking to his vocal abilities...

song “Never Gonna Let You Go (She's a Keepa)“ includes lyrics, “I’ll grill you from Thursday to Thursday. 7 days, 1 week, 168 hours”

In population

Suriname
Suriname
Suriname , officially the Republic of Suriname , is a country in northern South America. It borders French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, Brazil to the south, and on the north by the Atlantic Ocean. Suriname was a former colony of the British and of the Dutch, and was previously known as...

ranks #168 in world population
U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

towns with a population of 168 in the 2000 census include:
- Alden, Kansas
  Alden, Kansas
  Alden is a city in Rice County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 148.-Geography:Alden is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
- Bassett, Arkansas
  Bassett, Arkansas
  Bassett is a town in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 168 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bassett is located at ....
- Cedar, Nebraska
  Cedar Township, Antelope County, Nebraska
  Cedar Township is one of twenty-four townships in Antelope County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 168 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 158.-External links:*...
- Clara Township, Pennsylvania
  Clara Township, Pennsylvania
  Clara Township is a township in Potter County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 168 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land....
- Dennison, Minnesota
  Dennison, Minnesota
  Dennison is a city in Goodhue and Rice counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 212 at the 2010 census. Most of Dennison is in Goodhue County, with only a small part that extends into Rice County.-Geography:...
- Estelline, Texas
  Estelline, Texas
  Estelline is a town in Hall County, Texas, United States. The population was 168 at the 2000 census. A July 1, 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 155.-Geography:...
- Ferris, Illinois
  Ferris, Illinois
  Ferris is a village in Hancock County, Illinois, United States. The population was 168 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ferris is located at ....
- Hallett, Oklahoma
  Hallett, Oklahoma
  Hallett is a town in Pawnee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 168 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Hallett is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
- Hubbard, Wisconsin
  Hubbard, Rusk County, Wisconsin
  Hubbard is a town in Rusk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 168 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 44.7 square miles , of which, 44.1 square miles of it is land and 0.6 square miles of it is...
- Ithaca, Nebraska
  Ithaca, Nebraska
  Ithaca is a village in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 168 at the 2000 census. Even though a small village, Ithaca has attracted several notable residents to the surrounding area...
- Kettle River, Minnesota
  Kettle River, Minnesota
  Kettle River is a city in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States, along the Kettle River, for which it was named. The population was 180 at the 2010 census...
- La Feria North, Texas
  La Feria North, Texas
  La Feria North is a census-designated place in Cameron County, Texas, United States. The population was 168 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- Le Flore, Oklahoma
  Le Flore, Oklahoma
  Le Flore is a town in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 168 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Le Flore is located at ....
- Logan, Nebraska
  Logan Township, Kearney County, Nebraska
  Logan Township is one of fourteen townships in Kearney County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 168 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 161.-External links:*...
- Lohman, Missouri
  Lohman, Missouri
  Lohman is a city in Cole County, Missouri, United States. The population was 168 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jefferson City, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Lohman is located at ....
- Morrowville, Kansas
  Morrowville, Kansas
  Morrowville is a city in Washington County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 155.-Geography:Morrowville is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Area attractions:*...
- New Baltimore, Pennsylvania
  New Baltimore, Pennsylvania
  New Baltimore is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 168 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:New Baltimore is located at ....
- Pershing, Nebraska
  Pershing Township, Burt County, Nebraska
  Pershing Township is one of twelve townships in Burt County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 168 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 160.-External links:*...
- Pickstown, South Dakota
  Pickstown, South Dakota
  Pickstown is a town in Charles Mix County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 201 at the 2010 census. It was named after Lewis A. Pick, director of the Missouri River office of the United States Army Corps of Engineers.-Geography:...
- Quitman, Louisiana
  Quitman, Louisiana
  Quitman is a village in Jackson Parish, Louisiana, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 168. Quitman is south of Ruston on U.S. Highway 167, and north of Jonesboro, the parish seat of Jackson Parish...
- Shamrock Lakes, Indiana
  Shamrock Lakes, Indiana
  Shamrock Lakes is a town in Licking Township, Blackford County, Indiana, United States. The population was 231 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Shamrock Lakes is located at ....
- Sidney, Indiana
  Sidney, Indiana
  Sidney is a town in Jackson Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States. The population was 83 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Sidney is located at ....
- Summit, Wisconsin
  Summit, Langlade County, Wisconsin
  Summit is a town in Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 168 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Bavaria is located in the town.-Geography:...
- Twin Lakes, Minnesota
  Twin Lakes, Minnesota
  Twin Lakes is a city in Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 151 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water....

In sports

José Hernández
José Hernández (baseball)
José Antonio Hernández Figueroa nicknamed, "The Strikeout King" is a former Major League Baseball infielder....

hit 168 home run
Home run
In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process...

s in his MLB career
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Joseph Jefferson Jackson , nicknamed "Shoeless Joe", was an American baseball player who played Major League Baseball in the early part of the 20th century...

hit 168 triples
Triple (baseball)
In baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching third base after hitting the ball, with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay nor another runner being put out on a fielder's choice....

in his MLB career
MLB pitchers with 168 wins
WINS
WINS may refer to:*WINS , a radio station in New York City*World Institute for Nuclear Security*Windows Internet Name Service*a web server solution stack built from Windows Server, Internet Information Services, .NET, and SQL Server...

in their career include Bob Forsch
Bob Forsch
Robert Herbert Forsch was an American right-handed starting pitcher who spent most of his sixteen years in Major League Baseball with the St. Louis Cardinals before finishing his playing career with the Houston Astros...

and Dave Stewart
NFL quarterback Drew Brees
Drew Brees
Drew Christopher Brees is a quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Purdue....

had 168 touchdown
Touchdown
A touchdown is a means of scoring in American and Canadian football. Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchdown by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone.-Description:...

s with the San Diego Chargers
San Diego Chargers
The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

(2001–2005) and New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....

(2006 through the 2008 season
2008 New Orleans Saints season
The 2008 New Orleans Saints season is the 42nd season for the team in the National Football League . The Saints entered the season in an attempt improve their 7-9 record from the 2007 season.-Pre-season:-Regular season:...

)
Three-time Olympic gold medalist in the hammer throw
Hammer throw
The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...

, John Flanagan set a world record in 1904
1904 Summer Olympics
The 1904 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the III Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States from 1 July 1904, to November 23, 1904, at what is now known as Francis Field on the campus of Washington University...

(168 feet, 1 inch)
Australian cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...

captain Michael Clarke
Michael Clarke (cricketer)
Michael John Clarke is an Australian cricketer. He was appointed captain of the Test and ODI teams on 30 March 2011. Nicknamed 'Pup', he is a right-handed batsman, and occasional left-arm orthodox spin bowler...

's highest Test
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...

score is 168

In theatre

The original Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...

production of The New Yorkers
The New Yorkers
The New Yorkers is a musical written by Cole Porter and Herbert Fields . The musical premiered on Broadway in 1930. It is based on a story by cartoonist Peter Arno and E. Ray Goetz. The musical satirizes New York types, from high society matrons to con men, bootleggers, thieves and prostitutes...

opened at The Broadway Theatre
The Broadway Theatre
The Broadway Theatre is a Broadway theatre located at 1681 Broadway in midtown-Manhattan....

on December 8, 1930, and closed the following May after 168 performances
Knickerbocker Holiday
Knickerbocker Holiday
Knickerbocker Holiday is a musical written by Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson ; it was directed by Joshua Logan. Among the songs introduced was the "September Song", now considered a pop standard.- History :...

is a Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...

musical opened at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
The Ethel Barrymore Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 243 West 47th Street in midtown-Manhattan, named for actress Ethel Barrymore....

on October 19, 1938 and closed March 11, 1939 after 168 performances
A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine
A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine
A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine is a musical comedy consisting of two essentially independent one-act plays, with a book and lyrics by Dick Vosburgh and music by Frank Lazarus...

opened at London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

's Mayfair Theatre
Mayfair Theatre
The Mayfair Theatre is Ottawa's oldest active movie theatre, operating since 1932. It operates as an independent repertory cinema. The theatre's programming includes independent, second-run and classic films....

on March 28, 1979 and ran for 168 performances

In transportation

New York City Subway
New York City Subway
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and also known as MTA New York City Transit...

stations
- 168th Street (New York City Subway)
  168th Street (New York City Subway)
  168th Street , is an underground station complex on the New York City Subway shared by the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line and IND Eighth Avenue Line...
  
  ; a subway station complex at 168th Street and Broadway consisting of:
  - 168th Street (IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line); serving the train
  - 168th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line); serving the trains
- 168th Street (BMT Jamaica Line)
  168th Street (BMT Jamaica Line)
  168th Street was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Jamaica Line. It had 2 tracks and 1 island platform This station was built as part of the Dual Contracts. It opened December 12, 1916, seventeen years after the closing of Canal Street Station along the Atlantic Avenue Rapid Transit...
  
  ; was the former terminal of the BMT Jamaica Line in Queens
British Rail Class 168
British Rail Class 168
The Class 168 Clubman is a diesel multiple-unit train used on services between London and the Midlands.-Description:The units were built in several batches from 1997 onwards. The first batch of units was classified 168/0 under TOPS and resembled the Class 165 units previously built by BREL at York...
RATB route 168
RATB route 168
Route 168 is a bus route in Bucharest, Romania, run by RATB. Since April 2007, all services on the line use low-floor, wheelchair-accessible Mercedes Citaro vehicles. Previously, the route used a variety of other bus models, such as Rocar De Simon U412 and Ikarus 260.-External links:***...

; a bus route in Romania
VASP Flight 168
VASP Flight 168
VASP Flight 168, a Boeing 727-212A, serial number 21347, registered PP-SRK, was a scheduled passenger flight from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Fortaleza on June 8, 1982, which crashed into terrain while descending into Fortaleza, killing all 137 people on board....

from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Fortaleza; crashed on June 8, 1982
Highways and routes numbered 168 include:
- Alabama State Route 168
  Alabama State Route 168
  State Route 168 is a long route in the northeastern part of the state. The western terminus of the route is at its junction with State Route 75 at Douglas...
- Connecticut Route 168
  Connecticut Route 168
  Route 168 is a state route in the U.S. states of Massachusetts and Connecticut. The route connects the village of Congamond in the town of Southwick to the town center of Suffield. The route crosses over the Congamond Lake. In Massachusetts, the road is town-maintained except for the bridge...
  
  in Connecticut and Massachusetts
- Indiana State Road 168
  Indiana State Road 168
  State Road 168 is a long east–west two-lane highway that exists entirely within Gibson County in the far southwestern portion of the state, spanning Barton, Montgomery, and Union townships.-Route description:...
- Kentucky Route 168
- Maryland Route 168
  Maryland Route 168
  Maryland Route 168, better known as Nursery Road, is a road in Anne Arundel County, Maryland in the area of BWI Airport.-Route description:Nursery Road, without the MD 168 designation, starts off at BWI Airport at Elkridge Landing Road The road starts as a two-lane road, but this grows to four...
- M-168 (Michigan highway)
  M-168 (Michigan highway)
  M-168 is one of the shortest state trunkline highways in the US state of Michigan, extending from a junction with M-22 in downtown Elberta to the former Ann Arbor Railroad ferry docks. It follows the south shore of Lake Betsie . The highway was commissioned in 1931 and served as a connection to...
- Missouri Route 168
- Nevada State Route 168
  Nevada State Route 168
  State Route 168 is a state highway in Clark County, Nevada, USA. Also known as Glendale/Moapa Road, the highway connects Interstate 15 at Glendale to U.S. Route 93 northwest...
- New Jersey Route 168
- North Carolina Highway 168
- Ohio State Route 168
  Ohio State Route 168
  State Route 168 is north–south state highway in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The southern terminus of State Route 168, which doubles as the southern endpoint of State Route 528, is along State Route 88 at a signalized intersection with U.S. Route 422 in the hamlet of...
- Pennsylvania Route 168
  Pennsylvania Route 168
  Pennsylvania Route 168 is a highway in Western Pennsylvania that runs for from Pennsylvania Route 18 in Frankfort Springs to Pennsylvania Route 208 in Volant...
- Tennessee State Route 168
- Texas State Highway 168
  Texas State Highway 168
  State Highway 168 or SH 168 is a short state highway in the U.S. state of Texas connecting the Coast Guard Station at Galveston to SH 87. At long, it is the shortest main state highway in Texas.-History:...
  - Texas State Highway Loop 168
    Texas State Highway Loop 168
    Loop 168 is a state highway loop in the town of Tenaha in Shelby County, Texas.-Route description:The western terminus of Loop 168 is at . The route travels to the east along Wall Street before ending at one block north of that route's intersection with ....
- Utah State Route 168
  Utah State Route 168
  State Route 168 is a state highway in the state of Utah that spans from Riverdale, Utah to Hill Air Force Base in Weber County.-Route description:...
- Virginia State Route 168
  Virginia State Route 168
  State Route 168 is a primary state highway in the South Hampton Roads region of the U.S. state of Virginia. It runs from the border with North Carolina through the independent cities of Chesapeake and Norfolk where it ends in the Ocean View area near the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel.SR 168 consists...
- Washington State Route 168
  Washington State Route 168
  State Route 168 is a legislated, but not constructed, state highway located in Washington, United States. The highway is meant to serve as an alternate crossing through the Cascade Range, supplementing the seasonal Chinook Pass on SR 410...
  
  (proposed)
- Wisconsin Highway 168
- National Route 168
  Route 168 (Japan)
  National Route 168 is a national highway of Japan connecting Shingū, Wakayama and Hirakata, Osaka in Japan, with a total length of 194.8 km ....
  
  connects Shingū, Wakayama, Japan and Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
- Malaysia Federal Route 168
  Malaysia Federal Route 168
  Federal Route 168 or Jalan Lapangan Terbang Langkawi 2 is a major federal roads in Langkawi Island, Kedah, Malaysia.-Notable features:At most section, the Federal Route 168 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.- List of junctions and town :...
  
  , Langkawi Island, Kedah, Malaysia

In TV and radio

The Rifleman
The Rifleman
The Rifleman is an American Western television program that starred Chuck Connors as homesteader Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son, Mark McCain. It was set in the 1880s in the town of North Fork, New Mexico Territory. The show, filmed in black-and-white with a half hour running time, ran...

ran on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...

from 1958 to 1963 for 168 episodes
Hogan's Heroes
Hogan's Heroes
Hogan's Heroes is an American television sitcom that ran for 168 episodes from September 17, 1965, to March 28, 1971, on the CBS network. The show was set in a German prisoner of war camp during the Second World War. Bob Crane had the starring role as Colonel Robert E...

ran on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...

from 1965 to 1971 for 168 episodes
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Mary Tyler Moore Show is an American television sitcom created by James L. Brooks and Allan Burns that aired on CBS from 1970 to 1977...

ran on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...

from 1970 to 1977 for 168 episodes. The final episode
The Last Show (Mary Tyler Moore Show episode)
The Last Show is the 168th episode and series finale of the television sitcom, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and was written by Allan Burns, James L. Brooks, Ed Weinberger, Stan Daniels, David Lloyd and Bob Ellison...

originally aired March 19, 1977
Barney Miller
Barney Miller
Barney Miller is a situation comedy television series set in a New York City police station in Greenwich Village. The series originally was broadcast from January 23, 1975 to May 20, 1982 on ABC. It was created by Danny Arnold and Theodore J. Flicker...

ran on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...

from 1975 to 1982 for 168 episodes
The Practice
The Practice
The Practice is an American legal drama created by David E. Kelley centering on the partners and associates at a Boston law firm. Running for eight seasons from 1997 to 2004, the show won the Emmy in 1998 and 1999 for Best Drama Series, and spawned the successful and lighter spin-off series Boston...

ran on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...

from 1997 to 2004 for 168 episodes
Channel 168 on The Dish Network is Spike
Channel 168 on Sirius XM Satellite Radio is Fox News Talk
Fox News Talk
Fox News Talk is a satellite radio channel that showcases talk shows and news reports from Fox News Channel personalities, along with other Fox News and talk programming...

In other fields

168 is also:

The year AD 168
168
Year 168 was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Paullus...

or 168 BC
168 BC
Year 168 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Macedonicus and Crassus...
168 AH is a year in the Islamic calendar
Islamic calendar
The Hijri calendar , also known as the Muslim calendar or Islamic calendar , is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 or 355 days. It is used to date events in many Muslim countries , and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper day on which to celebrate Islamic...

that corresponds to 784
784
Year 784 was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 784 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Asia :* The Japanese capital moves away from Nara,...

– 785
785
Year 785 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. The article denomination 785 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years...

CE
Common Era
Common Era ,abbreviated as CE, is an alternative designation for the calendar era originally introduced by Dionysius Exiguus in the 6th century, traditionally identified with Anno Domini .Dates before the year 1 CE are indicated by the usage of BCE, short for Before the Common Era Common Era...
The number of hour
Hour
The hour is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds...

s in a week
Week
A week is a time unit equal to seven days.The English word week continues an Old English wice, ultimately from a Common Germanic , from a root "turn, move, change"...

, or 7 x 24
24 (number)
24 is the natural number following 23 and preceding 25.The SI prefix for 1024 is yotta , and for 10−24 yocto...

hour
Hour
The hour is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds...

s
In the game of dominoes
Dominoes
Dominoes generally refers to the collective gaming pieces making up a domino set or to the subcategory of tile games played with domino pieces. In the area of mathematical tilings and polyominoes, the word domino often refers to any rectangle formed from joining two congruent squares edge to edge...

, tiles are marked with a number of spots, or pips
Pips
Pips are small but easily countable items. The term is used to describe the dots on dominoes, dice, denote suits, and is the name for the small seeds of some fruits. It could be used as a synonym for dot in most situations, for example morse code....

(or are blank). The Double 6 set (28 tiles) totals 168 pips
Tracy 168
Tracy 168
TRACY 168 . He is a well known 'Oldschool writer' from New York. He is known as one of the kings of graffiti and started the 'Wildstyle' style of graffiti. In July 2006, an art piece by Tracy 168 in 1984 utilized a real subway car door and showcased his piece on it...

, a New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

writer
The Superman: Krypton Coaster
Superman: Krypton Coaster
Superman: Krypton Coaster is a roller coaster located at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio, TX. Designed by Bolliger & Mabillard, it is one of four floorless coasters to open in the year 2000...

168 feet (51.2 m) high roller coaster
Roller coaster
The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the first coasters on January 20, 1885...

at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Six Flags Fiesta Texas is a seasonally operated theme park located on approximately of land in San Antonio, Texas.Six Flags Fiesta Texas is the major entertainment component of USAA's La Cantera, a 1,600 acre master-planned development in northwest San Antonio...
Minuscule 168
Minuscule 168
Minuscule 168 , Θε31 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 13th century...

is a Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...

minuscule manuscript
Manuscript
A manuscript or handwrite is written information that has been manually created by someone or some people, such as a hand-written letter, as opposed to being printed or reproduced some other way...

of the New Testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
168 is the death toll of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing
Oklahoma City bombing
The Oklahoma City bombing was a terrorist bomb attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. It was the most destructive act of terrorism on American soil until the September 11, 2001 attacks. The Oklahoma blast claimed 168 lives, including 19...

.

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