187 (number)

In mathematics

187 is an odd number

187 is a composite number

187 is a deficient number, as 29 is less than 187

187 is a self number

187 is a square-free number

Prime factors of 187: 11 × 17

Divisors of 187: 1, 11, 17, 187

187 is the sum of 3 consecutive prime numbers: 59 + 61 + 67

187 is the sum of 9 consecutive primes: 7 + 11 + 13 + 17 + 19 + 23 + 29 + 31 + 37

187 is the difference of 2 square numbers: 14² - 3², and 94² -93²

187 is a centered 31-gonal number

In religion

187 chapters in the Hebrew Torah

In geography

187th Street in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan

North Qu'Appelle No. 187, Saskatchewan is a rural municipality in southeast Saskatchewan

In the military

187th Infantry Regiment (United States) is a regiment of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) of the United States Army

USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO-187) is a U.S. Navy fleet replenishment oiler launched in 1985

USS Canonicus (YT-187) was a U.S. Navy harbor tug during World War II

USS Dahlgren (DD-187) was U.S. Navy Clemson-class destroyer during World War II

USS Hennepin (AK-187) was a U.S. Navy Alamosa-class cargo ship during World War II

USS Oconto (APA-187) was a U.S. Navy Haskell-class attack transport during World War II

USS Salish (ATA-187) was a U.S. Navy Sotoyomo-class rescue tug boat during World War II

USS Stern (DE-187) was a U.S. Navy Cannon-class destroyer escort during World War II

USS Sturgeon (SS-187) was a U.S. Navy Salmon-class submarine during World War II

The Martin 187 Baltimore was a light two-engined attack-bomber during World War II

In movies

187 Shadow Lane (2003) starring Tonantzin Carmelo

One Eight Seven (1997) starring Samuel L. Jackson

One Eight Seven, a character played by Coolio in the film Dracula 3000

Artists

Drum and bass artist 1.8.7

Canadian industrial band Unit 187

Hip hop artist Candyman 187

Dutch groove metal band C-187 with Patrick Mameli, Sean Reinert and Tony Choy, on Mascot Records

Rapper Gregory Fernan Hutchinson goes by the stage name Cold 187um

187 Mobstaz, Hip hop group in the Philippines

187, Serbian Hip hop group

Albums

187 Ride By (1992), the debut album by rapper Tweedy Bird Loc

It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa (1993) by rapper Eazy-E

187 He Wrote (1993) by Spice 1

187 (1998), the sole album by the British garage band 187 Lockdown

Songs

“Deep Cover”, a.k.a. “187” (1992), by Dr. Dre on the soundtrack from the film Deep Cover

“187 Proof” (1992) on Spice 1’s debut album

“187 Squad" on Young Murder Squad’s (1995) Murder Squad Nationwide CD

“Time For a 187” (1996) by Master P on the album Ice Cream Man

“One Eight Seven” on Senses Fail’s (2002) From the Depths of Dreams CD

"Curtis 187" by 50 Cent (2007) on the Curtis CD

In sports

TNA wrestler Nelson Erazo, known by his ring name “Homicide” or “Notorious 187”

Newfoundland professional wrestler Frederick Brophy Jr. wrestled under the name "187" for the first two years of his career before changing it to Freddy Youngblood.

In transportation

London Buses route 187

The Micro-satellite Technology Experiment is a microsatellite-based mission launched into orbit June 21, 2006 included satellites: USA-187 and USA-188, and USA-189

The proposed Cessna 187 plane during the 1970s

In other fields

187 is also:

The year AD 187 or 187 BC

The atomic number of an element temporarily called Unoctseptium

187 Lamberta is a large and dark main belt asteroid

California Proposition 187 1994 designed to prohibit benefits to illegal immigrants

Minuscule 187 is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment

187 is the number of the California Penal Code section describing murder. It has come into general use among gangs in the United States as a synonym for murder, and this usage has passed into popular culture via gangsta rap, such as:

The title of the film One Eight Seven

The Senses Fail’s 2002 song “One Eight Seven” on From the Depths of Dreams CD

TNA wrestler Nelson Erazo, known by his ring name “Homicide” or “Notorious 187”

The 2005 video game 187 Ride or Die for PlayStation 2 and the Xbox

The line "It's One Eighty Eight minus One, you know the figure," in the Hollywood Undead song, "Apologize"

The line "It's about coming up, and staying on top, and screaming one-eight-seven on a motherfuckin' cop," referring to the 1992 Los Angeles Riots in the Sublime (band) song, "April 29, 1992 (Miami)"

Sesame Street muppet Count von Count's favourite number, 34969, is 187x187 (187²), speculated in a BBC mathematics programme to be a reference between Count Dracula and the Californian murder code

The total value of all the tiles in a standard English Scrabble set is 187.