119 (one hundred ndnineteen) is the

natural number In mathematics, the natural numbers are those numbers used for counting (as in "there are ''six'' coins on the table") and ordering (as in "this is the ''third'' largest city in the country"). Numbers used for counting are called ''Cardinal n ...

following 118 and preceding 120.

Mathematics

* 119 is a

Perrin number In mathematics, the Perrin numbers are defined by the recurrence relation : for , with initial values :. The sequence of Perrin numbers starts with : 3, 0, 2, 3, 2, 5, 5, 7, 10, 12, 17, 22, 29, 39, ... The number of different maxima ...

, preceded in the sequence by 51, 68, 90 (it is the sum of the first two mentioned). * 119 is the sum of five consecutive

primes 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 ...

(17 + 19 + 23 + 29 + 31). * 119 is the sum of seven consecutive

(7 + 11 + 13 + 17 + 19 + 23 + 29). * 119 is a

highly cototient number In number theory, a branch of mathematics, a highly cototient number is a positive integer k which is above 1 and has more solutions to the equation :x - \phi(x) = k than any other integer below k and above 1. Here, \phi is Euler's totient fun ...

. * 119 is the order of the largest

cyclic Cycle, cycles, or cyclic may refer to: Anthropology and social sciences * Cyclic history, a theory of history * Cyclical theory, a theory of American political history associated with Arthur Schlesinger, Sr. * Social cycle, various cycles in s ...

subgroups of the

monster group In the area of abstract algebra known as group theory, the monster group M (also known as the Fischer–Griess monster, or the friendly giant) is the largest sporadic simple group, having order 246320597611213317192329314147 ...

. * 119 is the smallest

composite number A composite number is a positive integer that can be formed by multiplying two smaller positive integers. Equivalently, it is a positive integer that has at least one divisor other than 1 and itself. Every positive integer is composite, prime, ...

that is 1 less than a

factorial In mathematics, the factorial of a non-negative denoted is the product of all positive integers less than or equal The factorial also equals the product of n with the next smaller factorial: \begin n! &= n \times (n-1) \times (n-2) \t ...

(120 is 5!). * 119 is a semiprime, and the third in the family.

Telephony

* 119 is an emergency telephone number in some countries * A number to report youth at risk in FranceDescriptive website
/ref> * 119 is the emergency number in Afghanistan that belongs to police and interior ministry. * The South Korean emergency call number * The Chinese fire station call number * 119 is the number for the UK's

NHS Test and Trace NHS Test and Trace is a government-funded service in England, established in 2020 to track and help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Despite its name, the programme was never in fact run by the NHS: the programme is part of the UK Health Secu ...

service (created in response to the of COVID-19 pandemic)

In other fields

* 119 is the default

port A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ham ...

for unencrypted NNTP connections. * Project 119 is a governmental program of the People's Republic of China targeting sports that China has not traditionally excelled in at the

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...

, to maximize the number of medals won during the games. * 119 is also the atomic number of the theoretical element

ununennium Ununennium, also known as eka-francium or element 119, is the hypothetical chemical element with symbol Uue and atomic number 119. ''Ununennium'' and ''Uue'' are the temporary systematic IUPAC name and symbol respectively, which are used until th ...

. * Union Pacific No. 119, a 4-4-0 American Type standard gauge steam locomotive of the

Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , legally Union Pacific Railroad Company and often called simply Union Pacific, is a freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans. Union Paci ...

that was memorialized in railroading history on the right-hand side of Andrew J. Russell's famous "Joining of the Lines" photograph taken on May 10th, 1869 at

Promontory, Utah Promontory is an area of high ground in Box Elder County, Utah, United States, 32 mi (51 km) west of Brigham City and 66 mi (106 km) northwest of Salt Lake City. Rising to an elevation of 4,902 feet (1,494 m) above sea ...

, during the celebration of the completion of the

First transcontinental railroad North America's first transcontinental railroad (known originally as the "Pacific Railroad" and later as the " Overland Route") was a continuous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 that connected the existing eastern U.S. rail netwo ...

, where it was

cowcatcher A cowcatcher, also known as a pilot, is the device mounted at the front of a locomotive to deflect obstacles on the track that might otherwise damage or derail it or the train. In the UK small metal bars called ''life-guards'', ''rail guard ...

to cowcatcher with

Central Pacific Railroad The Central Pacific Railroad (CPRR) was a rail company chartered by Pacific Railroad Acts, U.S. Congress in 1862 to build a railroad eastwards from Sacramento, California, to complete the western part of the "First transcontinental railroad" in N ...

Jupiter (locomotive) The ''Jupiter'' (officially known as Central Pacific Railroad #60) was a 4-4-0 steam locomotive owned by the Central Pacific Railroad. It made history when it joined the Union Pacific ''No. 119'' at Promontory Summit, Utah, during the Golde ...

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Mathematics

Telephony

In other fields

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