59 is the 14th
supersingular prime, following the 15th prime number
47, and preceding the 20th prime number
71 (the last such prime);[5]
59 is one of the factors that divides the smallest composite
Euclid number. In this case 59 divides the Euclid number 13
# + 1 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 11 × 13 + 1 = 59 × 509 = 30031 (the greater factor is the 97th prime number).
The number 59 takes 3 iterations of the "reverse and add" process to form the palindrome 1111 (in
base-10). All smaller integers (1 through 58) take either one or two iterations to form a palindrome through this process.[citation needed]
"59" is the highest integer a single symbol may represent in the
sexagesimal (base-60) system.
The number on a
button commonly worn by
feminist activists in the
1970s; this was based on the claim that a woman earned 59
cents to an equally qualified man's
dollar
Art Project 59's "59 Seconds Video Festival"[8] at 59 Franklin Street, showed 59 videos to 59 different audiences, each 59 seconds long and incorporating the number 59
The "59-minute rule" is an informal rule in business, whereby (usually near a holiday) employees may be allowed to leave work early, often to beat heavy holiday traffic (the 59 minutes coming from the rule that leaving one full hour early requires the use of leave, whereas leaving 59 minutes early would not)
59th Street Food Company - a
store brand offering mainly convenience foods. It is owned by
Parkland Corporation and is sold at their convenience stores/fuel stations.