242 (two hundred [and] forty-two) is the natural number following 241 and preceding 243.

242 is the smallest integer to start a run of four consecutive integers with the same number of divisors.[1][2]

242 is a nontotient since there is no integer with 242 coprimes below it.

242 is a palindrome.

242 is the number of parallelogram polyominoes with 8 cells.[3]

References

  1. ^ R. K. Guy Unsolved Problems in Number Theory, section B18.
  2. ^ D. Wells, The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers, Penguin Books, NY, 1986: 147, 176.
  3. ^ Sloane, N. J. A. (ed.). "Sequence A006958 (Number of parallelogram polyominoes with n cells (also called staircase polyominoes, although that term is overused))". The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. OEIS Foundation.