149 (number)
Encyclopedia
149 is the natural number
between 148
and 150
. It is also a prime number
.
Natural number
In mathematics, the natural numbers are the ordinary whole numbers used for counting and ordering . These purposes are related to the linguistic notions of cardinal and ordinal numbers, respectively...
between 148
148 (number)
148 is the natural number following 147 and before 149.-In mathematics:* 148 is the second number to be both a heptagonal number and a centered heptagonal number * 148 is the twelfth member of the Mian–Chowla sequence...
and 150
150 (number)
150 is the natural number following 149 and preceding 151.- In mathematics :*150 is the sum of eight consecutive primes...
. It is also a prime number
Prime number
A prime number is a natural number greater than 1 that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself. A natural number greater than 1 that is not a prime number is called a composite number. For example 5 is prime, as only 1 and 5 divide it, whereas 6 is composite, since it has the divisors 2...
.
| Ordinal Ordinal number In set theory, an ordinal number, or just ordinal, is the order type of a well-ordered set. They are usually identified with hereditarily transitive sets. Ordinals are an extension of the natural numbers different from integers and from cardinals... | One hundred [and] forty-nine |
| Cardinal Cardinal number In mathematics, cardinal numbers, or cardinals for short, are a generalization of the natural numbers used to measure the cardinality of sets. The cardinality of a finite set is a natural number – the number of elements in the set. The transfinite cardinal numbers describe the sizes of infinite... |
149th |
| Factorization Factorization In mathematics, factorization or factoring is the decomposition of an object into a product of other objects, or factors, which when multiplied together give the original... |
prime number Prime number A prime number is a natural number greater than 1 that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself. A natural number greater than 1 that is not a prime number is called a composite number. For example 5 is prime, as only 1 and 5 divide it, whereas 6 is composite, since it has the divisors 2... |
| Roman numerals Roman numerals The numeral system of ancient Rome, or Roman numerals, uses combinations of letters from the Latin alphabet to signify values. The numbers 1 to 10 can be expressed in Roman numerals as:... |
CXLIX |
| Binary Binary numeral system The binary numeral system, or base-2 number system, represents numeric values using two symbols, 0 and 1. More specifically, the usual base-2 system is a positional notation with a radix of 2... |
10010101 |
In mathematics
- 149 is the 35th prime numberPrime numberA prime number is a natural number greater than 1 that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself. A natural number greater than 1 that is not a prime number is called a composite number. For example 5 is prime, as only 1 and 5 divide it, whereas 6 is composite, since it has the divisors 2...
, and with the next prime number, 151, is a twin primeTwin primeA twin prime is a prime number that differs from another prime number by two. Except for the pair , this is the smallest possible difference between two primes. Some examples of twin prime pairs are , , , , and...
, thus 149 is a Chen primeChen primeA prime number p is called a Chen prime if p + 2 is either a prime or a product of two primes. The even number 2p + 2 therefore satisfies Chen's theorem....
. 149 is a strong primeStrong primeIn mathematics, a strong prime is a prime number with certain special properties. The definitions of strong primes are different in cryptography and number theory.- Definition in cryptography :...
in the sense that it is more than the arithmetic mean of its two neighboring primes. 149 is an Eisenstein primeEisenstein primeIn mathematics, an Eisenstein prime is an Eisenstein integerz = a + b\,\omega\qquadthat is irreducible in the ring-theoretic sense: its only Eisenstein divisors are the units , a + bω itself and its associates.The associates and the complex conjugate...
with no imaginary part and a real part of the form
.
- Given 149, the Mertens function returns 0. 149 is a tribonacci number, being the sum of the three preceding terms, 24, 44, 81.
- 149 is a strictly non-palindromic numberStrictly non-palindromic numberA strictly non-palindromic number is an integer n that is not palindromic in any numeral system with a base b in the range 2 ≤ b ≤ n − 2...
, meaning that it is not palindromic in any base from binary to base 147. However, in base 10, it is a full reptend prime, since the decimal expansion of 1/149 repeats 0067114093959731543624161073825503355704697986577181208053691275167785234899328859060402684563758389261744966442953020134228187919463087248322147651 infinitely.
In the military
- USS Atakapa (ATF-149)USS Atakapa (ATF-149)USS Atakapa was an Abnaki-class of fleet ocean tug. It was named after the Atakapa Native American tribe that once inhabited territory which is now southwestern Louisiana and southeastern Texas....
was a United States NavyUnited States NavyThe United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
Abnaki-classAbnaki class fleet ocean tugThe Abnaki class is a class of United States Navy fleet ocean tugs which began construction in November 1942. The class comprises 22 ocean going tugboats. The ships were constructed in response to the needs of World War II, but members of the class served in the Korean War and Vietnam War as well...
fleet ocean tug during World War II - USS Audubon (APA-149)USS Audubon (APA-149)USS Audubon was a Haskell-class attack transport acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II for the task of transporting troops to and from combat areas....
was a United States NavyUnited States NavyThe United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
Haskell-classHaskell class attack transportHaskell-class attack transports were amphibious assault ships of the United States Navy created in 1944. They were designed to transport 1,500 troops and their combat equipment, and land them on hostile shores with the ships' integral landing craft....
attack transportAttack transportAttack Transport is a United States Navy ship classification.-History:In the early 1940s, as the United States Navy expanded in response to the threat of involvement in World War II, a number of civilian passenger ships and some freighters were acquired, converted to transports and given hull...
during World War II - USS Augury (AM-149)USS Augury (AM-149)USS Augury was an built for the United States Navy during World War II. In 1945, she was transferred to the Soviet Navy under Lend-Lease as T-524. The Soviets scrapped T-524 in 1954, never returning her to U.S. custody. Because of the Cold War, the U.S...
was a United States NavyUnited States NavyThe United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
Admirable class minesweeper during World War II - USS Barney (DD-149)USS Barney (DD-149)USS Barney was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War II, later redesignated AG-113. She was the second ship named for Commodore Joshua Barney....
was a United States NavyUnited States NavyThe United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
Wickes class destroyerWickes class destroyerThe Wickes-class destroyers were a group of 111 destroyers built by the United States Navy in 1917-1919. Along with the 6 preceding Caldwell class and 155 subsequent Clemson-class destroyers, they formed the "flush-deck" or "four-stack" class. Only a few were completed in time to serve in World...
during World War II - USS Chatelain (DE-149)USS Chatelain (DE-149)USS Chatelain was an built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, providing destroyer escort protection against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys...
was a United States NavyUnited States NavyThe United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
Edsall destroyer escort during World War II - USS General J. H. McRae (AP-149)USS General J. H. McRae (AP-149)USS General J. H. McRae was a built for the United States Navy in World War II. In 1946 she was transferred to the U.S. Army and operated as USAT General J. H. McRae. On 1 March 1950 she was transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service and operated as USNS General J. H. McRae . She was...
was a United States NavyUnited States NavyThe United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
General G. O. Squier transport ship during World War II - USS Nightingale (AMc-149)USS Nightingale (AMc-149)USS Nightingale was a coastal minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing....
was a United States NavyUnited States NavyThe United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
Nightingale-class coastal minesweeperCoastal minesweeperCoastal minesweeper is a term used by the United States Navy to indicate a minesweeper intended for coastal use as opposed to participating in fleet operations at sea....
during World War II - USS Trefoil (IX-149)USS Trefoil (IX-149)USS Trefoil , the lead ship of her class of concrete-hulled cargo barge, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be given that name. Her keel was laid down in 1944 under a Maritime Commission contract by the Barrett, Hilp & Belair Shipyard in San Francisco, California...
was a United States NavyUnited States NavyThe United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
Trefoil class concrete bargeConcrete bargeA concrete barge is a type of barge that is made out of concrete.Concrete barges are used as a platform for:* floating homes* fish farm buildings* floating offshore structures for natural gas storage and loadingother historical uses include:...
during World War II - CH-149 CormorantCH-149 CormorantThe AgustaWestland CH-149 Cormorant is the Canadian Forces designation for the AgustaWestland AW101 , a helicopter used for air-sea rescue in Canada...
Canadian ForcesCanadian ForcesThe Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces."...
search and rescueSearch and rescueSearch and rescue is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger.The general field of search and rescue includes many specialty sub-fields, mostly based upon terrain considerations...
helicopterHelicopterA helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally... - United States Military Form DD 149, Application for Correction of Military Record
In sports
- Tony DragoTony DragoTony Drago is a professional snooker and pool player from Malta. He won the 2003 World Pool Masters Tournament beating Hsia Hui-kai 8–6 and also reached the quarter finals of the World Snooker Championship...
recorded a 149 break (total points by a player) in snookerSnookerSnooker is a cue sport that is played on a green baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. A regular table is . It is played using a cue and snooker balls: one white , 15 worth one point each, and six balls of different :...
in 1998. (The maximum break is 155). - A MadagascarMadagascarThe Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
soccer team scored 149 goals against itself after the coach argued a call, and players kicked the ball into their own net 149 times. Final score was AS AdemaAS AdemaAS ADEMA Analamanga is a Malagasy football club based in Ivato, Madagascar near Antananarivo. They have won the THB Champions League championship on two occasions, in 2002 and 2006...
, 149, Stade Olympique de l'Emyrne, 0 - NFL quarterbackQuarterbackQuarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
Frank RyanFrank Ryan (American football)Frank Beall Ryan is a retired American football quarterback in the National Football League who played for the Los Angeles Rams , Cleveland Browns and Washington Redskins . Although he led the Browns to their last National Football League title in 1964, Ryan is best remembered for being perhaps...
had 149 career touchdowns from 1958 through 1970 - NFL quarterbackQuarterbackQuarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
Jeff GarciaJeff GarciaJeffrey Jason "Jeff" Garcia is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He played college football at San Jose State University....
had 149 touchdowns from 1994 through 2007
In transportation
- M-149 (Michigan highway)M-149 (Michigan highway)M-149 is a north–south state trunkline highway in the Upper Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. It connects US Highway 2 in Thompson with the Palms Book and Indian Lake state parks. The highway was originally designed in the 1930s and extended a few years later...
- Farm to Market Road 149Farm to Market Road 149Farm to Market Road 149 is a farm to market road in the U.S. state of Texas. It runs approximately in Montgomery and Grimes counties, connecting the county seats of Montgomery and Anderson.-Route description:...
in Texas - California State Route 149California State Route 149State Route 149 is a short state highway that helps to connect Oroville and Chico through rural Butte County. Connecting State Route 70 at Wicks Corner with State Route 99 east of Durham, it forms part of the primary north–south highway through the eastern Sacramento Valley, a Focus Route of...
; runs from Oroville to Chico - Malaysia Federal Route 149Malaysia Federal Route 149Federal Route 149 or Jalan Batu Kawan is a federal roads in Penang, Malaysia.-Notable features:At most section, the Federal Route 149 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.-List of junctions:...
- Puerto Rico Highway 149Puerto Rico Highway 149Puerto Rico Highway 149 is a secondary highway in Puerto Rico that connects the towns of Manatí in the north coast of Puerto Rico, from PR-22 to Juana Díaz in the south coast, ending at PR-1. It goes through Ciales, and is a divided highway and a wide rural highway between that municipality and...
connects Manatí and Juana Díaz - The Alfa Romeo 149Alfa Romeo 149The Alfa Romeo Giulietta, previously known as Alfa Romeo 149 or Milano is a small family car produced by Italian automaker Alfa Romeo and also the replacement for the Alfa Romeo 147. Giulietta production started towards the end of 2009 and was introduced at the March 2010 Geneva Motor Show...
car - The Detroit Diesel 149 series of diesel engines of the 1960s
- British Airways Flight 149British Airways Flight 149British Airways Flight 149 was a flight from London Heathrow Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, , via Kuwait City and Madras operated by British Airways Boeing 747-136...
between London and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which was captured by Iraqi forces on August 1, 1990 - 149th Street Tunnel149th Street TunnelThe 149th Street Tunnel carries the train of the New York City Subway under the Harlem River between the boroughs of Manhattan and The Bronx. It runs directly beneath the 145th Street Bridge...
carries the train of the New York City Subway under the Harlem River between Manhattan and the Bronx - These New York City SubwayNew York City SubwayThe New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and also known as MTA New York City Transit...
stations:- East 149th StreetEast 149th Street (IRT Pelham Line)East 149th Street is a local station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. It is served by the 6 train at all times and is located at the intersection of East 149th Street, Prospect Avenue, and Southern Boulevard in the Bronx....
; serving the train - 149th Street – Grand Concourse (New York City Subway), a station complex consisting of:
- 149th Street – Grand Concourse (IRT Jerome Avenue Line); serving the train
- 149th Street – Grand Concourse (IRT White Plains Road Line); serving the trains
- Third Avenue – 149th Street (IRT White Plains Road Line); serving the trains
- East 149th Street
In TV and radio
- Channel 149 on the Dish Network is the Fox Soccer ChannelFox Soccer ChannelFox Soccer is an American television specialty channel, owned by News Corporation's Fox Entertainment Group, that specializes in soccer. It formerly broadcast rugby and Australian rules football, but is now dedicated strictly to soccer...
- Channel 149 on Sirius Satellite Radio is for BostonBostonBoston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
and Philadelphia weather
In other fields
149 is also:- The year AD 149 or 149 BC
- 149 AH is a year in the Islamic calendarIslamic calendarThe Hijri calendar , also known as the Muslim calendar or Islamic calendar , is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 or 355 days. It is used to date events in many Muslim countries , and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper day on which to celebrate Islamic...
that corresponds to 765 – 766 CECommon EraCommon Era ,abbreviated as CE, is an alternative designation for the calendar era originally introduced by Dionysius Exiguus in the 6th century, traditionally identified with Anno Domini .Dates before the year 1 CE are indicated by the usage of BCE, short for Before the Common Era Common Era... - 149 Medusa149 Medusa149 Medusa is a bright-coloured, stony main-belt asteroid.It was discovered by J. Perrotin on September 21, 1875 and named after the Gorgon Medusa, a snake-haired monster in Greek mythology....
is a bright-colored, stony main belt asteroidAsteroid beltThe asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets... - The number of the flagship MontblancMontblanc (pens)Montblanc International GmbH is a German manufacturer of writing instruments, watches and accessories, often identified by their "White Star" logo.-History:...
Meisterstück penMeisterstückMeisterstück is the flagship line of pens from luxury brand Montblanc.Although principally concerned with writing instruments, the brand has of late used the Meisterstück name in association with members of its diversified product range including watches, jewellery and leather goods.- History :The...
, Meisterstück 149 fountain pen - The atomic numberAtomic numberIn chemistry and physics, the atomic number is the number of protons found in the nucleus of an atom and therefore identical to the charge number of the nucleus. It is conventionally represented by the symbol Z. The atomic number uniquely identifies a chemical element...
of an element temporarily called unquadinonium - Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
ranks #149 in world population - Psalm 149
- Shakespeare's Sonnet 149
- GraffitiGraffitiGraffiti is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property....
artist Stay High 149Stay High 149 (graffiti artist)Stay High 149 is an African-American graffiti artist. He was called a "superstar" of the graffiti world in the late 1970s. Widely considered to use one of the most famous graffiti tags in the world, his trademark includes a smoking version of the stick figure from the 1960's British television...
painted on the New York City subwayNew York City SubwayThe New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and also known as MTA New York City Transit...
during the 1970s - Nix v. HeddenNix v. HeddenNix v. Hedden, , was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that affirmed the lower court ruling that the tomato should be classified under customs regulations as a vegetable rather than a fruit...
, 149 U.S. 304 (1893) was a United States Supreme CourtSupreme Court of the United StatesThe Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all state and federal courts, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases...
case that addressed whether a tomato is a fruit or a vegetable - Trial of the 149Trial of the 149Trial of the 149 is the name given to the legal proceedings against 149 communists in Estonia that lasted from 10 to 27 November 1924. Many defendants were accused of high treason. One of them – Jaan Tomp – was sentenced to death and 39 other people to forced labour for life...
legal proceedings against 149 communists in EstoniaEstoniaEstonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
in 1924
See also
- List of highways numbered 149
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 149United Nations Security Council Resolution 149United Nations Security Council Resolution 149, adopted unanimously on August 23, 1960, after examining the application of the Republic of Upper Volta for membership in the United Nations, the Council recommended to the General Assembly that the Republic of Upper Volta be admitted.-References:*...
- United States Supreme Court cases, Volume 149