37 (number)
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37 (thirty-seven) is the natural number following 36 and preceding 38.
| Cardinal | 37 thirty-seven |
| Ordinal | 37th thirty-seventh |
| Factorization | prime |
| Divisors | 1, 37 |
| Roman numeral | XXXVII |
| Binary | 0100101 |
| Hexadecimal | 25 |
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[edit] In mathematics
It is a prime number, the fifth lucky prime, the first irregular prime, the third unique prime and the third cuban prime of the form
It is a factor of all 3-digit base 10 repdigits, such as 111. 37 is the smallest prime that is not also a supersingular prime. It is a centered hexagonal number and a star number.
37 and 38 are the first pair of consecutive positive integers not divisible by any of their digits.
Every positive integer is the sum of at most 37 fifth powers (see Waring's problem).
37 appears in the Padovan sequence, preceded by the terms 16, 21, and 28 (it is the sum of the first two of these).
Since the greatest prime factor of 372 + 1 = 1370 is 137, which is obviously more than 37 twice, 37 is a Størmer number.
[edit] In science
- The atomic number of rubidium.
- The normal human body temperature in degrees Celsius.
[edit] Astronomy
- Messier object M37, a magnitude 6.0 open cluster in the constellation Auriga
- The New General Catalogue object NGC 37, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Phoenix
- The Saros number of the solar eclipse series which began on -1794 June 25 and ended on -496 August 12. The duration of Saros series 37 was 1298.1 years, and it contained 73 solar eclipses.
- The Saros number of the lunar eclipse series which began on -1492 April 3 and ended on -194 May 22. The duration of Saros series 37 was 1298.1 years, and it contained 73 lunar eclipses.
[edit] In other fields
Thirty-seven is:
- The number 666 divided by its digits added together [37=666/(6+6+6)]
- The number of the French department Indre-et-Loire
- The number of slots in European Roulette
- I-37 is the designation for a US interstate highway in Texas, running from San Antonio to Corpus Christi.
- +37 was the international dialing code of the German Democratic Republic (aka East Germany). Today the +37 prefix is shared by Lithuania (+370), Latvia (+371), Estonia (+372), Moldavia (+373), Armenia (+374), Belarus (+375), Andorra (+376), Monaco (+377), San Marino (+378) and Vatican City (+379).
- The number of men Veronica had been revealed to have performed fellatio on in the film Clerks, and a number which has turned up in Kevin Smith's other films as a result of this fact.
- The number 37 has largely been made famous by James Jordan in the movie, Cada La Cuente
- The number which wears Martin Škrtel (born December 15, 1984 in Handlová, Slovakia), Slovak international football defender who plays for English Premier League club Liverpool FC.
- A television channel reserved for radioastronomy in the United States
- The 37th president of the United States was the infamous Nixon
