72 (number)

72 is a symbol historically important figure. It stands for

• Seventy-two languages ​​, according to Christian medieval tradition, the number of world languages
• Seventy-two nations, according to Christian medieval tradition, the number of people in the world
• Seventy-two disciples, early disciples of Jesus
• Seventy-two happy places of Taoism
• The number of scholars and the days that were required for the translation of the Septuagint.

Mathematics

• 72 is a Harshad number.
• 72 can be represented as a sum of 4 consecutive primes. ( 13 17 19 23)
• 72 can be represented as the sum of 6 consecutive prime numbers. (5 7 11 13 17 19)