496 (macOS Extended)

: Michael Green and John Schwarz discovered that a specific type of string theory (Type I) only makes sense—meaning it is free of mathematical "anomalies"—if its underlying symmetry group has the dimension 496. The E8 Group : Specifically, the exceptional Lie group has a dimension of

: It is only the third perfect number discovered (after 6 and 28) and was known to the ancient Greeks. Euclid-Euler Theorem : It follows the form (31) a Mersenne prime. : Michael Green and John Schwarz discovered that

In mathematics, 496 is classified as a , meaning the sum of its proper divisors ( ) equals exactly 496. 496 is classified as a