777 (number)
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| Cardinal | seven hundred seventy-seven | |||
| Ordinal | 777th (seven hundred seventy-seventh) | |||
| Factorization | 3 × 7 × 37 | |||
| Greek numeral | ΨΟΖ´ | |||
| Roman numeral | DCCLXXVII, dcclxxvii | |||
| Greek prefix | ἑπτακόσιοι ἑβδομήκοντα ἑπτά heptakósioi hebdomḗkonta heptá | |||
| Latin prefix | septigenti septuaginta septem | |||
| Binary | 11000010012 | |||
| Ternary | 10012103 | |||
| Senary | 33336 | |||
| Octal | 14118 | |||
| Duodecimal | 54912 | |||
| Hexadecimal | 30916 | |||
777 (seven hundred [and] seventy-seven) is the natural number following 776 and preceding 778. The number 777 is significant in numerous religious, cultural, and political contexts.
In mathematics
[edit]777 is an odd, composite number. It is also an extravagant number,[1] a lucky number,[2] a polite number,[3] and a deficient number. 777 is a congruent number,[4] as it is possible to make a right triangle with rationally numbered side lengths whose area is 777.[5]
Religious significance
[edit]According to the Bible, Lamech, the father of Noah, lived for 777 years.[6]
The number refers to a triumph of "God's number" 7 over the number of the beast.[7]
Thelema
[edit]777 is an important number in new religious movement thelema.[8]
Political significance
[edit]Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging
[edit]The Afrikaner Resistance Movement (Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging, AWB), a Boer-nationalist, neo-Nazi, and white supremacist movement in South Africa, used the number 777 as part of their emblem.[9]
Gambling and luck
[edit]777 is used on most slot machines in the United States to identify a jackpot. As it is considered a lucky number, banknotes with a serial number containing 777 tend to be valued by collectors and numismatists. The US Mint and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing sells uncirculated 777 $1 bills for this reason.[10]
References
[edit]- ↑ Sloane, N. J. A. (ed.). "Sequence A046760 (Wasteful numbers)". The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. OEIS Foundation. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- ↑ Sloane, N. J. A. (ed.). "Sequence A000959 (Lucky numbers)". The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. OEIS Foundation. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- ↑ Sloane, N. J. A. (ed.). "Sequence A138591 (Sums of two or more consecutive nonnegative integers)". The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. OEIS Foundation. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- ↑ Sloane, N. J. A. (ed.). "Sequence A003273 (Congruent numbers)". The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. OEIS Foundation. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- ↑ Sloane, N. J. A. (ed.). "Sequence A005100 (Deficient numbers)". The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. OEIS Foundation. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- ↑ "From Adam to Noah" Archived 2014-02-26 at the Wayback Machine, Biblica Inc.,1973.Retrieved on 27 March 2014
- ↑ "The Three Sevens flag" Archived 2014-03-15 at the Wayback Machine, 8 March 2014. Retrieved on 14 March 2014.
- ↑ Crowley, Aleister. ["777 And Other Qabalistic Writings of Aleister Crowley"]. Weiser Books, June 1, 1986. Retrieved on March 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Afrikaner Resistance Movement" Archived 2014-03-24 at the Wayback Machine, LA times, 3 April 2010. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
- ↑ "$1 Lucky 777 Note". United States Mint. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
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