266 is the natural number following 265 and preceding 267.
In mathematics
266 is an even composite number with three prime factors. 266 is a repdigit in base 11. In base 11, 266 is 222. 266 is a sphenic number being the product of 3 prime numbers. 266 is a nontotient number which is an even number, not in Euler’s totient function. 266 is an inconsummate number.
In technology
+266 is the calling code in Lesotho. H.266 or Versatile Video Coding (VVC) is a video compression service. It was created by the Joint Video Experts Team as ITU and was created in 2017. It is designed to handle anywhere between 4k and 16k streaming.
World Records
On September 10, 2022, Delgadill’s Snow Cap offered 266 milkshake varieties. In support of Route 66, they created 266 flavors of milkshake. On November 2, 2019, the Guinness World Record for the greatest number of people in the shape of a gemstone ring was completed in Kunming, China. There were 266 participants On October 27, 2017, Casio Computer Co., LTD, and Hamura R&D Center created the largest human image of a watch with 266 people. On February 13, 2022, Team Hantare Nacs received the Guinnes World Record for setting up 266 dominoes and knocking them down in one minute by a team of 8. On October 17, 2013, 266 people in Quitman, Georgia were tossing skillets simultaneously.
Other fields
The calendar years 266 AD and 266 BC. In the French Republican calendar, The year 266 would be a year 2 cycle and be in 2058. 266 is the number for several highways across the countries of Canada, Japan, and the United States. 266 Aline is an asteroid in the asteroid belt. It was discovered by Johann Palisa in Vienna. He named it after fellow astronomer Edmund Weiss' daughter. Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected the 266th pope on March 13, 2013 as Pope Francis.