171 (number)
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| Cardinal | one hundred and seventy-one | ||
| Ordinal | 171st (one hundred and seventy-first) | ||
| Factorization | ![]() |
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| Divisors | 1, 3, 9, 19, 57, 171 | ||
| Roman numeral | CLXXI | ||
| Binary | 10101011 | ||
| Hexadecimal | AB | ||
171 is the natural number following 170 and preceding 172.
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[edit] In mathematics
- 171 is an odd number
- 171 is a composite number
- 171 is a deficient number
- 171 is a Harshad number, divisible by the sum of its digits
- 171 is a palindromic number that remains the same when its digits are reversed
- 171 is a polygonal number
- 171 is a repdigit in base 7 (333)
- 171 is a triangular number
- 171 is an undulating number
- 171 is a 13-gonal and 58-gonal number
- 171 = 3 × 3 × 19
[edit] 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
[edit] In geography
- Curaçao is a 171-square-mile (440 km2) island in the southern Caribbean Sea
- Falling Waters State Park is a 171-acre (0.69 km2) Florida State Park near Chipley, Florida
- Fox Valley No. 171, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Garrett Park, Maryland land area of 171 acres (0.69 km2)
- Shotover is a hill and forest in Oxfordshire, England which rises to 171 metres above sea level
- Vernal, Utah is located 171 miles (275 km) southeast of Salt Lake City
- 171 Madison Avenue, New York, home to publishers such as Hippocrene Books and George Braziller
- The 171st meridian east and 171st meridian west
- The Kingdom of Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean comprises an archipelago of 171 islands, of which 48 are inhabited
[edit] 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
[edit] In movies
- Aladdin's Lantern is the 171st Our Gang short comedy film, released on September 17, 1938
- Rumpus in the Harem is the 171st short starring the Three Stooges released June 21, 1956
[edit] In music
- The Notorious Byrd Brothers (1968) by The Byrds ranked #171 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
- Dancing Queen (1976) by ABBA ranked #171 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
- The song Honky Cat 1972 by Elton John is a fast, spirited number (171 bpm) played without any guitar
[edit] 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). Because of it, in Brazilian Portuguese, um-sete-um (literally, one-seven-one) became a synonym for "compulsive liar".
- Article 171 of the Philippines Penal Code (falsification of public documents)
[edit] In population
- The Bahamas ranks #171 in world population
- Eromanga, Queensland, Australia has a population of 171, according to the 2006 census
- Vanclans in Franche-Comté, France has a population of 171, according to the 1999 census
- U.S. towns with a population of 171 in the 2000 census include:
- Belmore, Ohio
- Benton, Iowa
- Bradley, South Carolina
- Burkittsville, Maryland
- Centerville, Missouri
- Dolphin, Nebraska
- Draper, Wisconsin
- Englewood, Kansas
- Geneva, Iowa
- Grass Valley, Oregon
- Hamilton, Nebraska
- Harrison, Iowa
- Henderson, Iowa
- Iola, Illinois
- Kennan, Wisconsin
- Lake Township, Nebraska
- Pioneer, Louisiana
- Pontoosuc, Illinois
- Port Graham, Alaska
- Power, Montana
- Six Mile Grove, Minnesota
- Sumpter, Oregon
- Tingley, Iowa
- Torrey, Utah
- Trondhjem, Minnesota
- Wisner Township, Nebraska
[edit] In sports
- Babe Ruth had 171 RBIs with the New York Yankees in 1921
- Johnny Bright rushed for a record 171 yards in the Canadian Football League 44th Grey Cup game on November 24, 1956
- France scored a record 171 goals at the 1998 World Cup
- The Utah Stars, a former American Basketball Association team, went 265-171 (.608) from 1970–1975, the best winning percentage of any team that played in the league
[edit] In transportation
- British Rail Class 171
- London Buses route 171
- SMRT Bus Service 171
- The Space Shuttle Endeavour mission STS-69 traveled 4.5 million miles in 171 orbits of the Earth from September 7–18, 1995
- The Porsche Cayenne Turbo S automobile has a top speed of 171 miles per hour
- Malaysia Airlines Golden Club Class features a 171-degree lie-flat seat on the Boeing 747 and Boeing 777
- U.S. Route 302, a spur of U.S. Route 2 runs 171 miles (275 km) from Portland, Maine to Montpelier, Vermont
- Highways and routes numbered 171 include:
- U.S. Route 171 in Louisiana
- Connecticut Route 171
- Illinois Route 171
- K-171, Kansas
- Maine State Route 171
- M-171, Michigan, a state trunkline in Michigan until 1960
- Minnesota State Highway 171
- Missouri Route 171
- Nevada State Route 171
- New Hampshire Route 171
- New Jersey Route 171
- New York State Route 171
- Ohio State Route 171
- Oklahoma State Highway 171
- Pennsylvania Route 171
- Tennessee State Route 171
- Texas State Highway 171
- Farm to Market Road 171, Wichita County, Texas
- Utah State Route 171
- Virginia State Route 171
- Washington State Route 171
- Wisconsin Highway 171
- Quebec Route 171
- SP-171, São Paulo, Brazil
- National Route 171 connects Minami-ku, Kyoto and Chūō-ku, Kobe, Japan
- Jalan Serdang-Selama-Taiping, Federal Route 171, is a federal road in Kedah and Perak, Malaysia
[edit] In TV and radio
- Mission: Impossible ran on CBS from 1966 to 1973 with 171 episodes
- The Wizard, the 171st episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld, originally aired on February 26, 1998
- The King of Queens included 171 episodes in its first 7 seasons: Season 1 (25 episodes); 2 (25); 3 (25); 4 (25); 5 (25); 6 (24); 7 (22)
- Lisa's Sax is the 171st episode of the Fox animated series The Simpsons, which originally aired October 19, 1997
- Channel 171 on The Dish Network is Nickelodeon West
- Channel 171 on XM Satellite Radio is Open Road, a trucker's talk radio channel
[edit] In other fields
171 is also:
- The year AD 171 or 171 BC
- 171 AH is a year in the Islamic calendar that corresponds to 787 – 788 CE
- The atomic number of an element called Ununseptunium
- Titanium dioxide, pigment white, is given the E number E171
- The Compaq 171FS computer monitor
- JWH-171 is an analgesic drug that acts as a cannabinoid receptor agonist
- Abu Bakr Alahdal held at Guantanamo Bay detainment camp as detainee #171
- 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
[edit] See also
- E171
- Mike 171
- List of highways numbered 171
- United States Supreme Court cases, Volume 171
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 171
[edit] External links
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to: 171 (number) |
- Number Facts and Trivia: 171
- Number Gossip: 171
- The Number 171
- The Positive Integer 171
- VirtueScience: 171
- American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Local 171, Madison, WI
- Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO, Local 171, Ann Arbor, MI
- United Transportation Union 171, Chicago
- Locomotive 171 Restoration Project
