Why has NSNumber such strange retainCounts?

Question

NSNumber* n = [[NSNumber alloc] initWithInt:100];
NSNumber* n1 = n;

In the code above, why is the value of n\'s retainCount set to 2? In the second

Answer 1

I think you have something else going on...

    NSNumber* n = [[NSNumber alloc] initWithInt:100]; 
    NSNumber* n1 = n;
    NSLog(@"n = %i",[n retainCount]);

Result is 1