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171 (number)

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171
  
172 →

Divisors
  
1, 3, 9, 19, 57, 171

Factorization
  
3× 19

Roman numeral
  
CLXXI

Cardinal
  
one hundred seventy-one

Ordinal
  
171st (one hundred and seventy-first)

171 (one hundred [and] seventy-one) is the natural number following 170 and preceding 172.

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In mathematics

171 is an odd number, a composite number, and a deficient number. It is also a triangular number, a tridecagonal number and a 58-gonal number.

171 is a Harshad number, a palindromic number, and an undulating number. 171 is a repdigit in base 7 (333), and also in bases 18, 56, and 170.

In astronomy

  • 171P/Spahr is a periodic comet in our solar system
  • 171 Ophelia is a main belt asteroid, a member of the Themis family of asteroids
  • In geography

  • Fox Valley No. 171, Saskatchewan, Canada
  • In the military

  • 171st Air Refueling Squadron unit of the Michigan Air National Guard flies the KC-135T Stratotanker
  • US Air Force 171st Air Refueling Wing Air Mobility Command unit of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard
  • 171st Battalion was a unit based in Quebec City, Quebec in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I
  • US Army 171st Infantry Brigade based at Fort Jackson, South Carolina
  • USS Burns (DD-171) was a United States Navy Wickes class destroyer following World War I
  • USS Carroll (DE-171) was a United States Navy Cannon-class destroyer escort during World War II
  • USS Claiborne (AK-171) was a United States Navy Alamosa-class cargo ship during World War II
  • USS Cuttlefish (SS-171) was a United States Navy Cachalot-class submarine during World War II
  • USS Granville (APA-171) was a United States Navy Haskell-class attack transport during World War II
  • USS Quest (SP-171) was a United States Navy patrol boat during World War I
  • USS Storm King (AP-171) was a United States Navy Storm King class auxiliary transport during World War II
  • Australian Army 171st Aviation Squadron helicopter squadron at Holsworthy Barracks near Sydney
  • In the penal code

  • Section 171 of the Cyprus Penal code
  • Article 171 of the Penal code of Brazil, defines the crime of estelionato (defrauding the unwary, i.e. a "scam" or "confidence trick"). Because of it, in Brazilian Portuguese, um-sete-um (literally, one-seven-one) became a synonym for "scam", and also "swindler" or "compulsive liar".
  • Article 171 of the Philippines Penal Code (falsification of public documents)
  • In sports

  • Johnny Bright rushed for a record 171 yards in the Canadian Football League 44th Grey Cup game on November 24, 1956
  • In transportation

  • British Rail Class 171
  • London Buses route 171
  • SMRT Bus Service 171
  • In other fields

    171 is also:

  • The year AD 171 or 171 BC
  • E171 is Titanium dioxide
  • The Compaq 171FS computer monitor
  • JWH-171 is an analgesic drug that acts as a cannabinoid receptor agonist
  • Minuscule 171 is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment
  • SJK 171 was one of the earliest New York City graffiti artists of the late 1960s and 1970s
  • 171 is the Venezuelan emergency telephone number
  • References

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