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

In mathematics

157 is: * the 37th

prime number A prime number (or a prime) is a natural number greater than 1 that is not a product of two smaller natural numbers. A natural number greater than 1 that is not prime is called a composite number. For example, 5 is prime because the only ways ...

. The next prime is 163 and the previous prime is 151. * a

balanced prime In number theory, a balanced prime is a prime number with equal-sized prime gaps above and below it, so that it is equal to the arithmetic mean of the nearest primes above and below. Or to put it algebraically, given a prime number p_n, where is it ...

, because the arithmetic mean of those primes yields 157. * an

emirp An emirp (''prime'' spelled backwards) is a prime number that results in a different prime when its decimal digits are reversed. This definition excludes the related palindromic primes. The term ''reversible prime'' is used to mean the same as ...

. * a

Chen prime A prime number ''p'' is called a Chen prime if ''p'' + 2 is either a prime or a product of two primes (also called a semiprime). The even number 2''p'' + 2 therefore satisfies Chen's theorem. The Chen primes are named after Chen Jingru ...

. * the largest known prime ''p'' which

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is also prime. (see ). * the least

irregular prime In number theory, a regular prime is a special kind of prime number, defined by Ernst Kummer in 1850 to prove certain cases of Fermat's Last Theorem. Regular primes may be defined via the divisibility of either class numbers or of Bernoulli num ...

with index 2. * a

palindromic number A palindromic number (also known as a numeral palindrome or a numeric palindrome) is a number (such as 16461) that remains the same when its digits are reversed. In other words, it has reflectional symmetry across a vertical axis. The term ''palin ...

in bases 7 (313₇) and 12 (111₁₂). * a

repunit In recreational mathematics, a repunit is a number like 11, 111, or 1111 that contains only the digit 1 — a more specific type of repdigit. The term stands for repeated unit and was coined in 1966 by Albert H. Beiler in his book ''Recreat ...

base 12 The duodecimal system (also known as base 12, dozenal, or, rarely, uncial) is a positional notation numeral system using twelve as its base. The number twelve (that is, the number written as "12" in the decimal numerical system) is instead writ ...

, so it is a

unique prime The reciprocals of prime numbers have been of interest to mathematicians for various reasons. They do not have a finite sum, as Leonhard Euler proved in 1737. Like all rational numbers, the reciprocals of primes have repeating decimal represen ...

in the same base. * a prime whose digits sum to a prime. (see ). * a prime index 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 the military

* was a United States Coast Guard cutter built in 1926 * was a United States Navy Type T2 tanker during World War II * was a United States Navy ''Alamosa''-class cargo ship during World War II * was a United States Navy ''Admirable''-class minesweeper during World War II * was a United States Navy ''Wickes''-class destroyer during World War II * was a United States Navy ''Buckley''-class destroyer escort during World War II * was a United States Navy ''General G. O. Squier''-class transport ship during World War II * was a United States Navy ''LST-542''-class tank landing ship during World War II * was a United States Navy ship during World War II * was a United States Navy transport military ship during World War II * was a United States Navy yacht during World War I *

ZIL-157 The ZIL-157 is a general-purpose -ton 6×6 truck, produced at the Lichachev plant in the Soviet Union from 1958 to 1977, when production was transferred to the Amur plant, since the Lichachev plant wanted to focus more on modern trucks, such as ...

is a 2.5-ton truck produced in post-World War II Russia

In music

* " 157 Riverside Avenue" is a song by

REO Speedwagon REO Speedwagon (originally stylized as R.E.O. Speedwagon) is an American rock band from Champaign, Illinois. Formed in 1967, the band cultivated a following during the 1970s and achieved significant commercial success throughout the 1980s. The ...

from their debut album, ''

'' in 1971. Its title refers to a

Westport, Connecticut Westport is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, along the Long Island Sound within Connecticut's Gold Coast. It is northeast of New York City. The town had a population of 27,141 according to the 2020 U.S. Census. History ...

address where the band stayed while recording it. * Piano Sonata No. 1 in E major, D. 157 is a

piano sonata A piano sonata is a sonata written for a solo piano. Piano sonatas are usually written in three or four movements, although some piano sonatas have been written with a single movement ( Scarlatti, Liszt, Scriabin, Medtner, Berg), others with t ...

in three movements by

Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short lifetime, Schubert left behind a vast ''oeuvre'', including more than 600 secular vocal wor ...

. * "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 The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ...

national title with a toss of 157 feet in 1936. * Steph Curry of the

Golden State Warriors The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco. The Warriors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. Founded in 194 ...

holds the

NBA The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United St ...

record for 157 consecutive games with a

3-point field goal A three-point field goal (also 3-pointer, three, or trey) is a field goal in a basketball game made from beyond the three-point line, a designated arc surrounding the basket. A successful attempt is worth three points, in contrast to the two po ...

made (from November 13, 2014 to November 4, 2016).

In transportation

* The

British Rail Class 157 Class 157 ''Strathclyde Sprinter'' was the designation applied to a range of diesel multiple unit trains of the Sprinter family which were planned for regional use in the United Kingdom, in particular with the Strathclyde Passenger Transport ...

was the designation for a range of Diesel multiple unit trains of the Sprinter family *

London Buses route 157 London Buses route 157 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Crystal Palace and Morden station, it is operated by Arriva London. History Route 157 commenced operating on 13 September 1926 as a ...

American Airlines Flight 157 American Airlines Flight 157, a Douglas DC-6, departed on November 29, 1949, from New York City bound for Mexico City with 46 passengers and crew. After one engine failed in mid-flight, a series of critical mistakes by the flight crew caused the ...

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 * 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 The Hijri calendar ( ar, ٱلتَّقْوِيم ٱلْهِجْرِيّ, translit=al-taqwīm al-hijrī), also known in English as the Muslim calendar and Islamic calendar, is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 or ...

that corresponds to 773–774 CE * The

atomic number The atomic number or nuclear charge number (symbol ''Z'') of a chemical element is the charge number of an atomic nucleus. For ordinary nuclei, this is equal to the proton number (''n''p) or the number of protons found in the nucleus of every ...

of an element temporarily called Unpentseptium. * 157 Dejanira is a

main belt The asteroid belt is a torus-shaped region in the Solar System, located roughly between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars. It contains a great many solid, irregularly shaped bodies, of many sizes, but much smaller than planets, called ...

asteroid An asteroid is a minor planet of the inner Solar System. Sizes and shapes of asteroids vary significantly, ranging from 1-meter rocks to a dwarf planet almost 1000 km in diameter; they are rocky, metallic or icy bodies with no atmosphere. ...

* O157, ''Escherichia coli'' O157:H7 *

Financial Accounting Standards Board The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is a private standard-setting body whose primary purpose is to establish and improve Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) within the United States in the public's interest. The Securi ...

Statement No. 157 defines fair value * South Qu'appelle No. 157, Saskatchewan is a rural municipality in

Saskatchewan, Canada Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dak ...

United States Department of State The United States Department of State (DOS), or State Department, is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy and relations. Equivalent to the ministry of foreign affairs of other n ...

Form DS-157 is Supplemental Nonimmigrant

Visa Visa most commonly refers to: *Visa Inc., a US multinational financial and payment cards company ** Visa Debit card issued by the above company ** Visa Electron, a debit card ** Visa Plus, an interbank network *Travel visa, a document that allows ...

Application *

One57 One57, formerly known as Carnegie 57, is a 75-story, supertall skyscraper at 157 West 57th Street (Manhattan), 57th Street between Sixth Avenue (Manhattan), Sixth and Seventh Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh Avenues in the Midtown Manhattan, Midtow ...

, a partially completed skyscraper at 157 West 57th Street in New York City, on which the crane partially collapsed during Hurricane Sandy

References

External links

The Number 157

Prime Curios: 157
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