173 (number)
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173 is the natural number following 172 and preceding 174.
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| Cardinal | One hundred [and] seventy-three |
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| Ordinal | 173rd | ||
| Factorization | prime number | ||
| Roman numeral | CLXXIII | ||
| Binary | 10101101 | ||
| Hexadecimal | AD | ||
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[edit] In mathematics
- 173 is an odd number
- 173 is a balanced prime
- 173 is a deficient number
- 173 is an Eisenstein prime with no imaginary part
- 173 is an Odious number
- 173 is a prime number
- 173 is a Sophie Germain prime
- 173 is a square-free number, divisible by no perfect square
- 173 is the sum of 2 squares: 2 ² + 13 ²
- 173 is the sum of three consecutive prime numbers: 53 + 59 + 61
- 173 is an inconsummate number: no number is 173 times its sum of digits
[edit] In astronomy
- 173 Ino is a large dark main belt asteroid
- 173P/Mueller is a periodic comet in our solar system
- Arp 173 (VV 296, KPG 439) is a pair of galaxies in the constellation Boötes
- HD 221287 is a yellow-white main-sequence star about 173 light years away in the constellation of Tucana
- HD 221287 b is an extrasolar planet about 173 light years away in the constellation of Tucana
[edit] In geography
- It takes about 173 years for all the water in Lake Superior to be changed
- The Arizona State Prison in Safford, Arizona, is 173 miles (278 km) southeast of Phoenix
- Florence Marina State Park is a 173-acre (0.70 km2) Georgia state park near Omaha, Georgia
- Wailua Falls is a 173-foot (53 m) waterfall located in Kauai, Hawaii that feeds into the Wailua River
- Marks & Spencer's Oxford Street Pantheon at 173 Oxford Street, London
- 173rd meridian east and 173rd meridian west
[edit] In the military
- 173rd Air Refueling Squadron unit of the Nebraska Air National Guard
- 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team of the United States Army based in Vicenza
- 173rd Battalion unit of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the World War I
- 173rd Surveillance Squadron (Australia) of the Australian Army at Oakey, Queensland
- K-173 Chelyabinsk Russian Oscar class SSGN submarine at the Rybachiy Nuclear Submarine Base in Vilyuchinsk
- USNS Provo (T-AG-173) was a U.S. Navy Phoenix-class auxiliary ship following World War II
- USS Codington (AK-173) was a U.S. Navy Alamosa-class cargo ship during World War II
- USS Eldridge (DE-173) was a U.S. Navy Cannon-class destroyer escort during World War II
- USS Etamin (IX-173) was a U.S. Navy Crater-class cargo ship during World War II
- USS Florence (SP-173) was a U.S. Navy yacht during World War I
- USS Hyde (APA-173) was a U.S. Navy Haskell-classattack transport ship during World War II
- USS PC-472 was a 173-foot (53 m) U.S. Navy submarine chaser during World War II
- USS Pike (SS-173) was a U.S. Navy Porpoise class submarine diesel-electric submarine during World War II
- USS Sproston (DD-173) was a U.S. Navy Wickes class destroyer following World War II
- Vought V-173 (Flying Pancake) was a U.S. Navy experimental test aircraft during World War II
[edit] In movies
- In The Sandlot (1993), the Beast is said to have eaten 173 guys
- Football Romeo is the 173rd Our Gang short comedy film, released on November 12, 1938
- Scheming Schemers is the 173rd short starring the Three Stooges released October 4, 1956
- In Tangled (2010), Rapunzel's 70-m long hair was animated using simulations of 173 hair strands.
[edit] In music
- Something/Anything? (1972) by Todd Rundgren ranked #173 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
- God Save the Queen (1977) by the Sex Pistols ranked #173 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
[edit] In population
- Maldives ranks #173 in world population
- Faroe Islands (Denmark) ranks #173 in world population density
- Drenchia, Province of Udine, Italy has a population of 173 (As of 2004[update])
- United States towns with a population of 173:
- Adrian, Minnesota
- Ames, New York
- Bald Head Island, North Carolina
- Clontarf, Minnesota
- Eden Nebraska
- Hunter, Oklahoma
- Iona, Minnesota
- Keller, Virginia
- Kerr, Illinois
- Lenhartsville, Pennsylvania
- Madrid, Maine
- McIntire, Iowa
- Mitchell, Georgia
- Orwell, Minnesota
- Poplar, Minnesota
- Skandia, Minnesota
- Starr, South Carolina
- Wheatcroft, Kentucky
[edit] In sports
- Norm Van Brocklin threw 173 touchdowns in his NFL career from 1949–1960
- Elbert Dubenion rushed for 173 yards and a touchdown for the Buffalo Bills in 1961
- Joe Namath threw 173 touchdowns in his NFL career from 1965–1977
- Bill Goldberg won 173 consecutive wrestling matches
- 173 players competed in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China
- Duffy Dyer hit 173 RBIs in his MLB career from 1968–1981
- The Texas Rangers hit 173 home runs in the 2000 season
- Billy Harrell played 173 games in his Major League Baseball career between 1955 and 1961 for the Cleveland Indians (1955, 1957) and Boston Red Sox (1958, 1961)
- Pitcher Patsy Flaherty, in 173 games, had a win-loss record of 67-84
- Goose Goslin had 173 career triples from 1921 - 1937
- Colby Rasmus's Batting Average with the blue jays in 2011
[edit] In transportation
- The Georgia Railroad, the world longest railroad in 1845, ran for 173 miles (278 km) from Augusta to Marthasville (Atlanta, Georgia)
- The Space Shuttle Columbia STS-78 (June 20 - July 7, 1996) had an orbital altitude of 173 statute miles
- United Airlines Flight 173 en route from Denver to Portland crashed on December 28, 1978
- The Velocity 173 was a kit aircraft produced by Velocity Aircraft in the early '90s.
- Missouri Route 52 comprises 173 miles (278 km) of primarily two-lane roadway in Missouri
- Highways and routes numbered 173 include:
- California State Route 173
- Connecticut Route 173
- Florida State Road 173
- Illinois Route 173
- Iowa Highway 173
- Maryland Route 173
- M-173, Michigan served as a spur route from M-44 to Orléans, Michigan in the 1930s
- Missouri Route 173
- New Jersey Route 173
- New York State Route 173
- Ohio State Route 173
- Oregon Route 173
- Pennsylvania Route 173
- Texas State Highway 173
- Farm to Market Road 173 (Texas)
- Utah State Route 173
- Virginia State Route 173
- Washington State Route 173
- Wisconsin Highway 173
- Quebec Route 173
- Bunya Highway is a 173 kilometre highway in Queensland, Australia
- MH SH 173 Maharashtra State Highway 173 in Buldhana, India
- National Route 173 is a national highway connecting Ikeda, Osaka and Ayabe, Kyoto, Japan
- Jalan Besar, Kluang Federal route 173 in Kluang, Johor, Malaysia
[edit] In TV and radio
- The Bob Cummings Show ran on NBC (1955, 1957–1959) and CBS (1955–1957) with 173 episodes
- "The Canine Mutiny", the 173rd episode of the Fox animated television series The Simpsons, originally aired on April 13, 1997
- "The Bookstore", the 173rd episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld, originally aired on April 9, 1998
- "Ms. Wakefield", the 173rd episode of the Fox animated television series King of the Hill, originally aired on December 19, 2004
- Channel 173 on The Dish Network is the Disney Channel West
- Channel 173 on XM Satellite Radio is WLW 700, football/basketball play-by-play
[edit] In other fields
173 is also:
- The year AD 173 or 173 BC
- 173 AH is a year in the Islamic calendar that corresponds to 789 – 790 CE
- The atomic number of an element temporarily called Unsepttrium
- The book "173 Hours in Captivity" (2000)
- The La Catapulte roller coaster at LaRonde, Montreal reaches a height of 173 feet (53 m)
- The Exit status indicated by Mac App Store software when receipt validation fails[1]
[edit] See also
- List of highways numbered 173
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 173
- United States Supreme Court cases, Volume 173
- R. v. Bartle, [1994] 3 S.C.R. 173
- Rust v. Sullivan, 500 U.S. 173 (1991)
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