214 (number)

214 (two hundred [and] fourteen) is the natural number following 213 and preceding 215.

In mathematics

• 214 is a composite number and a 37-gonal number.
• 214!! − 1 is a 205-digit prime number.
• The 11th perfect number 2¹⁰⁶×(2¹⁰⁷−1) has 214 divisors.

In other fields

• 214 is a song by Rivermaya.
• 214 Aschera is a Main belt asteroid.
• E214 is the E number of Ethylparaben.
• The Bell 214 is a helicopter.
• The Tupolev 214 is an airliner.
• Type 214 submarine
• There are several highways numbered 214.
• Form DD 214 documents discharge from the U.S. Armed Forces.

214 is also:

• The first area code of metropolitan Dallas, Texas
• The number of bones in a normal human skeleton according to Sarah in Terminator 2: Judgment Day
• The number of Chinese radicals for the writing of Chinese characters according to the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary.
• SMTP status code for help message
• The Dewey Decimal Classification for Theodicy (the problem of evil).
• The year AD 214 or 214 BC

References

• Wells, D. (1987). The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers (p. 143). London: Penguin Group.