157 (number)

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Cardinalone hundred fifty-seven
Ordinal157th
(one hundred fifty-seventh)
Factorizationprime
Prime37th
Divisors1, 157
Greek numeralΡΝΖ´
Roman numeralCLVII
Binary100111012
Ternary122113
Octal2358
Duodecimal11112
Hexadecimal9D16

157 (one hundred [and] fifty-seven) is the number following 156 and preceding 158.

In mathematics[]

157 is:

  • the 37th prime number. The next prime is 163 and the previous prime is 151.
  • a balanced prime, because the arithmetic mean of those primes yields 157.
  • an emirp.
  • a Chen prime.
  • the largest known prime p which is also prime. (see OEIS: A056826).
  • the least irregular prime with index 2.
  • a palindromic number in bases 7 (3137) and 12 (11112).
  • a repunit in base 12, so it is a unique prime in the same base.
  • a prime whose digits sum to a prime. (see OEIS: A046704).

In base 10, 1572 is 24649, and 1582 is 24964, which uses the same digits. Numbers having this property are listed in OEIS: A072841. The previous entry is 13, and the next entry after 157 is 913.

The simplest right angle triangle with rational sides that has area 157 has the longest side with a denominator of 45 digits.

In the military[]

  • USCGC Cuyahoga (WIX-157) was a United States Coast Guard cutter built in 1926
  • USNS Paoli (T-AO-157) was a United States Navy Type T2 tanker during World War II
  • USS Alcona (AK-157) was a United States Navy Alamosa-class cargo ship during World War II
  • USS Caravan (AM-157) was a United States Navy Admirable-class minesweeper during World War II
  • USS Dickerson (DD-157) was a United States Navy Wickes-class destroyer during World War II
  • USS Fechteler (DE-157) was a United States Navy Buckley-class destroyer escort during World War II
  • USS General C. C. Ballou (AP-157) was a United States Navy General G. O. Squier-class transport ship during World War II
  • USS King County (AG-157) was a United States Navy LST-542-class tank landing ship during World War II
  • USS Napa (APA-157) was a United States Navy ship during World War II
  • USS Orvetta (IX-157) was a United States Navy transport military ship during World War II
  • USS Remlik (SP-157) was a United States Navy yacht during World War I
  • ZIL-157 is a 2.5-ton truck produced in post-World War II Russia

In music[]

  • "157 Riverside Avenue" is a song by REO Speedwagon from their debut album, REO Speedwagon in 1971. Its title refers to a Westport, Connecticut address where the band stayed while recording it.
  • Piano Sonata No. 1 in E major, D. 157 is a piano sonata in three movements by Franz Schubert.
  • "157" is a song by Tom Rosenthal where the lyrics merely consist of the numbers from 1 to 157. The song was released on April Fools' Day, 2020.

In sports[]

  • Ken Carpenter held the US record in discus, and won the NCAA national title with a toss of 157 feet in 1936.
  • Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors holds the NBA record for 157 consecutive games with a 3-point field goal made (from November 13, 2014 to November 4, 2016).

In transportation[]

  • The British Rail Class 157 was the designation for a range of Diesel multiple unit trains of the Sprinter family
  • London Buses route 157
  • American Airlines Flight 157 from New York City bound for Mexico City crashed on November 29, 1949
  • 157th Street (IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line), a New York City Subway station at Broadway in Manhattan served by the 1 train
  • 157th Street (Manhattan), a street in New York City

In other fields[]

157 is also:

  • The year AD 157 or 157 BC
  • 157 AH is a year in the Islamic calendar that corresponds to 773–774 CE
  • The atomic number of an element temporarily called Unpentseptium.[1]
  • 157 Dejanira is a main belt asteroid
  • O157, Escherichia coli O157:H7
  • Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 157 defines fair value[2]
  • South Qu'appelle No. 157, Saskatchewan is a rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada
  • United States Department of State Form DS-157 is Supplemental Nonimmigrant Visa Application[3]
  • One57, a partially completed skyscraper at 157 West 57th Street in New York City, on which the crane partially collapsed during Hurricane Sandy

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ "Summary of Statement No. 157".
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2017-06-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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