123 (number)

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Short description: Natural number
← 122 123 124 →
Cardinalone hundred twenty-three
Ordinal123rd
(one hundred twenty-third)
Factorization3 × 41
Divisors1, 3, 41, 123
Greek numeralΡΚΓ´
Roman numeralCXXIII
Binary11110112
Ternary111203
Quaternary13234
Quinary4435
Senary3236
Octal1738
DuodecimalA312
Hexadecimal7B16
Vigesimal6320
Base 363F36

123 (one hundred [and] twenty-three) is the natural number following 122 and preceding 124.

In mathematics

  • 123 is a Lucas number.[1] It is the eleventh member of the Mian–Chowla sequence.[2]
  • Along with 6, 123 is one of only two positive integers that is simultaneously two more than a perfect square and two less than a perfect cube (123 = 112 + 2 = 53 - 2).[3]
  • 123 is the first whole number containing numbers from 1 to 3.

In religion

The Book of Numbers says that Aaron died at the age of 123.[4]

In numerology, the sequence of 123 is associated with progress and the Holy Trinity, so it may be referred to as the Trinity of Progress or Triad of Progress.[5]

In telephony

  • The emergency telephone number in Colombia
  • The telephone number of the speaking clock for the correct time in the United Kingdom
  • The electricity (PLN) emergency telephone number in Indonesia
  • The medical emergency telephone number in Egypt
  • The Notation for national and international telephone numbers Recommendation ITU-T Recommendation E.123 defines a standard way to write telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, and web addresses

In other fields

123 is also:

  • 123 (film), a 2002 Indian film
  • 123 (interbank network), shared cash network in Egypt
  • 123 (New Jersey bus)
  • "1-2-3", 1965 song written and recorded by Len Barry
  • The atomic number of the yet-to-be-discovered element unbitrium

See also

  • 1-2-3 (disambiguation)
  • 123rd (disambiguation)
  • AD 123
  • 123 BC
  • List of highways numbered 123
  • Section 123 Agreement of the U.S. Atomic Energy Act of 1954
  • United Nations Security Council Resolution 123
  • Japan Airlines Flight 123, world's deadliest single-aircraft accident in history
  • Raz, Dwa, Trzy, Polish music band
  • Raz, dwa, trzy (newspaper), Polish sports weekly
  • Sonnet 123 by William Shakespeare
  • The Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet program

References