299 (number) explained

Number:	299
Divisor:	1, 13, 23, 299

299 is the natural number following 298 and preceding 300.

In mathematics

• 299 is an odd composite number with two prime factors.^[1]
• 299 is a highly cototient number, meaning that it has more values for x-phi(x)= that number than any before it.
• 299 is a self number, meaning that it has 298 integer partitions.^[2]
• 299 is the twelfth cake number, the maximum number of pieces to get from 12 slices of a cake.
• 299 is a brilliant number meaning that it is the product of 2 primes with both having the same number of digits.

World Records

• On October 10, 2019, the largest archeology lesson was completed in Ukraine. There were 299 attendees.^[3]
• On July 4, 2019, the largest terrarium making lesson was completed in China. There were 299 attendees.^[4]
• Between 1972 and 1986, Delio Onnis scored 299 goals in Division 1.^[5]
• On Marche 21, 2018, Elvis Presley became the most awarded musician by earning 299 awards from the Recording Industry Association of America.^[6]

Other fields

• The calendar years 299 AD and 299 BC.
• 299 is the number for several highways across the countries of Canada, Japan, and the United States.
• 299 was "The Price Heard around the World" at the 1995 "E3" event in Los Angeles, CA during the Keynote speech by Mr. Olaf Olaffson from Steve Race, the Sony exec.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Facts about the integer. mathworld.wolfram.com.
2. 0.
3. Web site: 299 people in an archeology lesson. www.guinnessworldrecords.com.
4. Web site: 299 people in a terrarium making lesson. www.guinnessworldrecords.com.
5. Web site: 299 goals in Division 1. www.guinnessworldrecords.com.
6. Web site: 299 RIAA certificates. www.guinnessworldrecords.com.
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExaAYIKsDBI Sony PlayStation: The Price Heard Around the World - "299" - (E3 1995 Keynote) (youtube.com)