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Cardinal	one hundred [and] thirty-seven
Ordinal	th
Numeral system	137
Factorization	137
Prime	33rd
Divisors	1, 137
Greek numeral	ΡΛΖ´
Roman numeral	CXXXVII
Binary	100010012
Ternary	120023
Senary	3456
Octal	2118
Duodecimal	B512
Hexadecimal	8916

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137 is the natural number following 136 and preceding 138.

In mathematics

One hundred [and] thirty-seven is the 33rd prime number; the next is 139, with which it comprises a twin prime, and thus 137 is a Chen prime. 137 is an Eisenstein prime with no imaginary part and a real part of the form $3n-1$ . It is also the fourth Stern prime. 137 is a strong prime in the sense that it is more than the arithmetic mean of its two neighboring primes.

Using two radii to divide a circle according to the golden ratio yields sectors of approximately 137° (the golden angle) and 222°.

137 is a strictly non-palindromic number and a primeval number.

The fifth harmonic number is ${\frac {137}{60}}$

In physics

The fine structure constant, a dimensionless physical constant, approximates 1/137, and the astronomer Arthur Eddington conjectured in 1929 that its reciprocal was in fact precisely the integer 137, which he claimed could be "obtained by pure deduction"^[1]. This conjecture was not widely adopted, and by the 1940s, the experimental values for the constant were clearly inconsistent with it.^[2]

In the military

Boeing C-137 Stratoliner was a VIP transport aircraft from the Boeing 707 jet airliner used by the United States Air Force
RAF – No. 137 Squadron
Strike Fighter Squadron 137 (VFA-137) is a United States Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet strike fighter squadron stationed at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California
USNS Mission Santa Ana (T-AO-137) Mission Buenaventura-class fleet oiler built during World War II
USS Adopt (AM-137) was a United States Navy minesweeper during World War II
USS Ascella (AK-137) was a United States Navy Crater-class cargo ship commissioned during World War II
USS Bowie (APA-137) was a United States Navy Haskell-class attack transport during World War II
USS General S. D. Sturgis (AP-137) was the United States Navy General G.O. Squier transport ship during World War II
USS Herbert C. Jones (DE-137) was a United States Navy Edsall-class destroyer escort during World War II
USS Kilty (DD-137) was a United States Navy Wickes class destroyer during World War II

In music

Cesium 137 is an American synthpop musical group which takes its name from a radioactive isotope
137 is a 2001 album by The Pineapple Thief
Rescate 137 is a 2000 album by experimental electronic musician Christian Vogel
The Fugue for String Quintet in D major, Op. 137 composed by Beethoven in 1817
The Gibson ES-137 semi-hollow body guitar by Gibson

In sports

The 137th Belmont Stakes was won by Afleet Alex on June 11, 2005
Football player Lorenzo Booker 8,502 rushing yards and 137 touchdowns, both California state records, before playing for Florida State
George Reed is a former Saskatchewan Roughriders running back who had 137 touchdowns in his career
George Brett is the Kansas City Royals all-time leader in triples with 137
Wayne Gretzky scored 137 points in the 1979-1980 NHL season with the Edmonton Oilers
MLB player Jackie Robinson had 137 career home runs. Others who had 137 home runs include:

In transportation

M-137 is a state highway route in Michigan
Highway 137 highway in Ontario, Canada connects Highway 401 to Interstate 81 on Wellesley Island
Route 137 is a highway by the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada
London Buses route 137 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London
RATB route 137 is a bus route in Bucharest, run by RATB
Boeing 707-347C CC-137 transport aircraft served the Canadian Forces from 1970 to 1997
Philippine Airlines Flight 137 from Manila overshot the runway while landing at Bacolod City Domestic Airport on March 22, 1998
137 Avenue is a primary road in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
137th Street–City College is a station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway in New York City

In other fields

137 is also:

The year AD 137 or 137 BC
137 AH is a year in the Islamic calendar that corresponds to 754 – 755 CE
137 Meliboea is a large and dark main belt asteroid discovered in 1874
The atomic number of an element not yet observed called Untriseptium
The Gematria (i.e. Hebrew numerology) value of the word "Kabbalah", which is of special significance to Jewish mystics
In the Bible, it is the lifespan of three notable men: Ishmael, Levi, and Amram. Each supposedly lived to age 137. Genesis 25:17, Exodus 6:16-20
California Penal Code for "Offer bribe to influence testimony"
A molecule of chlorophyll a, C₅₅H₇₂O₅N₄Mg, consists of 137 atoms
There are 137 islands in the Hawaiian island chain
The Samson 137 Indian reserve in Alberta, Canada
Sonnet 137 by William Shakespeare
Psalm 137
Channel 137 on Sirius Satellite Radio is CBC Radio One, Canada news and information
The TV series Gimme a Break! ran on NBC from 1981 to 1987 with 137 episodes
The TV series St. Elsewhere ran on NBC from 1982 to 1988 with 137 episodes
Jamaica ranks #137 in world population
Caesium-137 is a radioactive isotope of Caesium formed by nuclear fission
The 2003 film Mystic River’s running time is 137 minutes
The comic book series Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane ran for 137 issues.
The TV series FlashForward is based on the premise of every person on Earth blacking out for two minutes and 17 seconds (137 seconds).

External links

References

^ Eddington, A.S., The Constants of Nature in "The World of Mathematics", Vol. 2 (1956) Ed. Newman, J.R., Simon and Schuster, pp. 1074-1093.
^ Helge Kragh, "Magic Number: A Partial History of the Fine-Structure Constant", Archive for History of Exact Sciences 57:5:395 (July, 2003) doi:10.1007/s00407-002-0065-7

[1] Eddington, A.S., The Constants of Nature in "The World of Mathematics", Vol. 2 (1956) Ed. Newman, J.R., Simon and Schuster, pp. 1074-1093.

[2] Helge Kragh, "Magic Number: A Partial History of the Fine-Structure Constant", Archive for History of Exact Sciences 57:5:395 (July, 2003) doi:10.1007/s00407-002-0065-7

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 ==In physics==
-The [[fine structure constant]], a [[dimensionless physical constant]], approximates 1/137, and the astronomer [[Arthur Eddington]] conjectured in 1929 that its inverse was in fact precisely the integer 137, which he claimed could be "obtained by pure deduction"<ref>[[Arthur Eddington|Eddington, A.S.]], ''The Constants of Nature'' in "The World of Mathematics", Vol. 2 (1956) Ed. [[James R. Newman|Newman, J.R.]], [[Simon & Schuster|Simon and Schuster]], pp. 1074-1093.</ref>. This conjecture was not widely adopted, and by the 1940s, the experimental values for the constant were clearly inconsistent with it.<ref>Helge Kragh, "Magic Number: A Partial History of the Fine-Structure Constant", ''Archive for History of Exact Sciences'' '''57''':5:395 (July, 2003) {{doi|10.1007/s00407-002-0065-7}}</ref>
+The [[fine structure constant]], a [[dimensionless physical constant]], approximates 1/137, and the astronomer [[Arthur Eddington]] conjectured in 1929 that its reciprocal was in fact precisely the integer 137, which he claimed could be "obtained by pure deduction"<ref>[[Arthur Eddington|Eddington, A.S.]], ''The Constants of Nature'' in "The World of Mathematics", Vol. 2 (1956) Ed. [[James R. Newman|Newman, J.R.]], [[Simon & Schuster|Simon and Schuster]], pp. 1074-1093.</ref>. This conjecture was not widely adopted, and by the 1940s, the experimental values for the constant were clearly inconsistent with it.<ref>Helge Kragh, "Magic Number: A Partial History of the Fine-Structure Constant", ''Archive for History of Exact Sciences'' '''57''':5:395 (July, 2003) {{doi|10.1007/s00407-002-0065-7}}</ref>
 ==In the military==