107 (number)
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Cardinal | one hundred seven | |||
Ordinal | 107th (one hundred and seventh) |
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Factorization | prime | |||
Prime | 28th | |||
Divisors | 1, 107 | |||
Roman numeral | CVII | |||
Binary | 11010112 | |||
Ternary | 102223 | |||
Quaternary | 12234 | |||
Quinary | 4125 | |||
Senary | 2556 | |||
Octal | 1538 | |||
Duodecimal | 8B12 | |||
Hexadecimal | 6B16 | |||
Vigesimal | 5720 | |||
Base 36 | 2Z36 |
107 (one hundred [and] seven) is the natural number following 106 and preceding 108.
In mathematics
107 is the 28th prime number. The next prime is 109, with which it comprises a twin prime, making 107 a Chen prime.[1]
Plugged into the equation , 107 yields 162259276829213363391578010288127, a Mersenne prime.[2] 107 is itself a safe prime.[3]
In other fields
As "one hundred and seven", it is the smallest positive integer requiring six syllables in English (without the "and" it only has five syllables and seventy-seven is a smaller 5-syllable number).
107 is also:
- The atomic number of bohrium.
- The emergency telephone number in Argentina and Cape Town.
- The telephone of the police in Hungary.
- The current number of Nobel Prize in Literature laureates.
- A common designation for the fair use exception in copyright law (from 17 U.S.C. 107)
- The Inauspiscious number, as well as the number of lethal acupuncture points.
In sports
- The 107% rule, a Formula One Sporting Regulation in operation from 1996 to 2002 and 2011 onwards
- The number 107 is also associated with the Timbers Army supporters group of the Portland Timbers soccer team, in reference to the stadium seating section where the group originally congregated.
- The Chicago Cubs (MLB) have not won the World Series in 107 years. The longest championship drought in North American professional sports.