106
106 is Australia's text-based emergency service for people who are deaf or have a speech impairment.
- Even
- Composite
Where 106 fits
Why 106 is special
106 exists because a voice call is not universally usable. It is a teletypewriter service reaching the same police, fire and ambulance dispatch as 000, it is free, and it works without an operator relay. Australia mandated it rather than leaving accessibility to individual carriers, which is why it has a national number of its own.
Same number, different meanings
How 106 is understood across different contexts — never implying one meaning because of another.
- Mathematics
106 exists because a voice call is not universally usable. It is a teletypewriter service reaching the same police, fire and ambulance dispatch as 000, it is free, and it works without an operator relay. Australia mandated it rather than leaving accessibility to individual carriers, which is why it has a national number of its own.
- Science
Seaborgium was approved while Seaborg was living, which drew objections as a departure from precedent. He had co-discovered ten elements, which is a substantial part of why the objection was overruled.
- Law & regulation
106 reaches the same police, fire and ambulance dispatch as 000, but by text rather than voice, for people who are deaf or have a speech impairment. Australia established it by regulation rather than leaving accessibility to carriers, which is why it occupies a national number of its own instead of a per-provider service.
Factors & digit properties
- Divisors (4)
- 1, 2, 53, 106
- Prime factorisation
- 2 × 53
- Digit sum
- 7
- Digital root
- 7
Representations
- Decimal
- 106
- Binary
- 1101010
- Octal
- 152
- Hexadecimal
- 6a
- Roman numeral
- CVI
- Scientific notation
- 1.060 × 10^2
Other mathematical patterns
- Deficient number
- Semiprime
Related numbers & connections
Both are national numbers created to route people to the right service rather than the default one: 106 gives deaf and speech-impaired callers in Australia a text path to emergency dispatch, 111 gives callers in Britain a non-emergency medical line. Each exists so that 000 or 999 is not the only door.
View 111 →Numbers Around Us
- appears alongside111
why?
Strength 0.50, confidence "medium".
Science
Seaborgium was approved while Seaborg was living, which drew objections as a departure from precedent. He had co-discovered ten elements, which is a substantial part of why the objection was overruled.
DocumentedSciencePeriod: 1997
Law & regulation
106 reaches the same police, fire and ambulance dispatch as 000, but by text rather than voice, for people who are deaf or have a speech impairment. Australia established it by regulation rather than leaving accessibility to carriers, which is why it occupies a national number of its own instead of a per-provider service.
DocumentedLaw & regulationGeography: Australia
Common questions
Is 106 a prime number?
No, 106 is not prime.
What are the factors of 106?
The factors of 106 are 1, 2, 53, 106.
What is 106 in Roman numerals?
106 in Roman numerals is CVI.
About this page's data
Mathematical facts:computed directly from the number's value — nothing to source or verify externally.
Contextual records: 2 reviewer-confirmed records, sourced and reviewed before publication.
Last reviewed: 3 August 2026