15 (number)
15 (fifteen) is the natural number following 14 and preceding 16.
In mathematics
Fifteen is a triangular number and a hexagonal number, a pentatope number, and the 4th Bell number. Fifteen is the double factorial of 5. It is a composite number; its proper divisors being , and . With only two exceptions, all prime quadruplets enclose a multiple of 15, with 15 itself being enclosed by the quadruplet (11, 13, 17, 19). In hexadecimal, as well as all higher bases, fifteen is represented as F. Fifteen is the magic constant of the unique order-3 normal magic square: 15 is the smallest number that can be factorized using Shor's quantum algorithm
In scienceThe atomic number of phosphorus. In astronomy, Fifteen is:The number of days in each of the 24 cycles of the Chinese calendar.The number of guns in a gun salute to Army, Air Force and Marine Corps Lieutenant Generals, and Navy and Coast Guard Vice Admirals.The designation of Interstate 15, a freeway that runs from California to Montana.The number of players on a rugby union team.* In rugby union the full back wears the 15 shirt.The '15 refers to the first Jacobite Rising in Great Britain in 1715.The number of checkers each side has in the beginning of a backgammon game.Fifteen, a television program.A restaurant in London, built by celebrity chef Jamie OliverIn the United States, the customary percentage to tip a waitress in a restaurant by one or two guestsThe number of balls in the eight ball variant of billiardsThe number of function keys on most Mac keyboards Historical years: 15 A.D., 15 B.C, or 1915The name of a modern punk band with lead singer Jeff Ott.
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