Twenty-six

Twenty-six (26) is the natural number following twenty-five and preceding twenty-seven.

Twenty-six is a composite number, its proper divisors being 1, 2, and 13.

Twenty-six is the number of letters in the English alphabet.

In the classification of finite simple groups there are 26 sporadic groups.

Twenty-six is also

• The atomic number of iron.
• The designation of Interstate 26, a freeway that runs from South Carolina to North Carolina.
• Often the number of episodes in a Japanese anime series. For example, Cowboy Bebop, Outlaw Star and Trigun.

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See also: twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty-seven, twenty-eight, integer, list of numbers.

This article is about the number. For the year A.D. 26, see 26.