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157 (number)


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number157
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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 \frac{p^p+1}{p+1} is also prime. (See ).
  • 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 )
  • a prime index prime
  • a super-prime (37 is prime) In base 10, 1572 is 24649, and 1582 is 24964, which uses the same digits. Numbers having this property are listed in . 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 music

  • "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.

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