Collection: Forty two

42 is a number that has gained cultural significance in various contexts. In science fiction, it is often seen as a symbol of the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything, as famously depicted in Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". In mathematics, 42 is a pronic number, an abundant number, and a Harshad number. It is also the highest number that can be represented using only two digits in base 13.