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 as well as the third cuban prime of the form p = (x3 − y3) / (x − y),x = y + 1. 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.
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, 28 (it is the sum of the first two of these).
[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] Numerology
- 666 = 18 x 37. Thus 37 is the largest prime factor of the Number of the Beast; and the factor 18 is significant in that it represents the age at which many vices become legal.
- 37 squared is 1369, a number which combines the unlucky connotations of 13 with the sexual connotations of 69. 13 and 69 are themselves connected in that 13 squared is 169.
3 x 37 = 111 and 1 + 1 + 1 = 3
6 x 37 = 222 and 2 + 2 + 2 = 6
9 x 37 = 333 and 3 + 3 + 3 = 9
12 x 37 = 444 and 4 + 4 + 4 = 12
15 x 37 = 555 and 5 + 5 + 5 = 15
18 x 37 = 666 and 6 + 6 + 6 = 18
21 x 37 = 777 and 7 + 7 + 7 = 21
24 x 37 = 888 and 8 + 8 + 8 = 24
27 x 37 = 999 and 9 + 9 + 9 = 27
[edit] In pop culture
In the movie Clerks., Dante's girlfriend Veronica fellated 37 men in her lifetime, counting Dante.
On Seinfeld, Jerry and Elaine had sex 37 times (by Elaine's count) prior to the first episode.
In Office Space, Brian, a waiter at Chotchkie's, is said to wear 37 "pieces of flair".
Although 47 occurs more frequently in Star Trek as a whole, the number 37 appears quite often on Star Trek: Voyager. To give just a couple of examples:
- In the episode Juggernaut, Tuvok counts 37 escape pods from the Malon freighter.
- In Imperfection, Tuvok reports he has "isolated a section containing the bodies of approximately 37 drones."
- In Alice, Paris and Kim had planned to go to the holodeck to play Captain Proton, Chapter 37, "The Web of Pain."
On The Price is Right, Bob Barker jokes that once the range finder is stopped on Range Game, it can't be started again for 37 hours.
In Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Dennis, the man who King Arthur mistakenly refers to as "Old Woman," is 37 years old.
The I.Q. to be envious of in the Devo song "37".
Number 37 is Paul Newman's prisoner number in the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke.
37 Everywhere is an 2006 album by Pittsburgh, PA rock band Punchline.
37 appears in the Velvet Underground's Run Run Run.
[edit] In other fields
Thirty-seven is:
- Part of the code for international direct dial phone calls to several smaller European countries
- 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.
- The number of baseball player and (more famously) manager Casey Stengel, which is retired by both the Yankees and the Mets
- A recurring trademark in the films of Kevin Smith
- With the number 27, a key number in comedian Charles Fleischer's concept of moleeds
- In the U.S., UHF Channel 37 (608 to 614 mHz) is the only allocated TV channel that has never been assigned to a station. (The frequency range is kept quiet so as to not interfere with radio astronomy devices there.)
- The name of an on-line gaming order formed in the mid 1990's. Read their history and other information at their website: The 37 Gaming Clan
[edit] Historical years
37 A.D., 37 B.C., 1937, 2037, etc.
