the number of 这个词后面的谓语动词用复数还是单数?

number
名词 n.
1.数, 数字; 号码
Three is my lucky number.
三是我的幸运数字.
2.数目, 数量,数额
There is nothing over the number we need.
在我们需要的数目外没有超过.
3.一群人, 一帮人
4.一期, 册
There is a story about her in the current number.
最近一期上有关于她的故事.
5.一首乐曲,一首歌,一段舞蹈
She sang several numbers from her latest album.
她唱了几首她近期唱片中的歌曲.
6.喜爱的物品; 衣物
She was wearing a snappy little red number.
她身着一款时髦的红色衣服.
7.令人羡慕的东西
及物动词 vt.
1.数; 算
Let's number them from 1 to 20 row by row.
让我们每行从1数到20.
2.给…编号,标号
They forgot to number the pages.
他们忘了编页码.
3.总计,共计,数以…计；把…算作,（被）归入
系动词 link-v.
1.总共
The students of our department numbered in the hundreds.
我们系的学生总共有几百人.

用单数，谓语动词用单数要看number这个词，而不看of后面有什么