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The Number 496: Properties and Meanings

Prime Factors of 496=2x2x2x2x31.

496 is a Perfect Number.

496 is a Triangular Number.

496 is a Hexagonal Number.

496 is an 84-gonal Number.

496 is a Centered Nonagonal Number.

496 is a Centered 11-gonal Number.

496 is a Centered 33-gonal Number.

John Schwarz realized that one of the necessary conditions for a superstring theory to make sense is that the dimension of the gauge group of type I string theory must be 496.

The Year 496 AD

In the year 496 AD Gunthamund, king of the Vandals died.

In the year 496 AD Pope Gelasius I died.

In the year 496 AD Thrasamund became king of the Vandals.

In the year 496 AD the ruling Tuoba family in the Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty changed their family name to Yuan.

In the year 496 AD Byzantine Emperor Anastasius I had Euphemius Patriarch of Constantinople deposed and sent into exile and Macedonius II was appointed as his successor.

In the year 496 AD Pope Anastasius II succeeded Gelasius I.

In the year 496 AD Kavadh I of Persia was deposed and exiled by his brother Djamasp.

In the year 496 AD Clovis I, king of the Salian Franks, converted with all his entourage to Christianity.

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