125 (number)


125 is the natural number following 124 and preceding 126.

In mathematics

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125 is the cube of 5.
It can be expressed as a sum of two squares in two different ways, 125 = 10² + 5² = 11² + .
125 and 126 form a Ruth-Aaron pair under the second definition in which repeated prime factors are counted as often as they occur.
Like many other powers of 5, it is a Friedman number in base 10 since 125 = 51 + 2.
125 is the center of a close triplet of perfect powers,. Excluding the trivial cases of 0 and 1, the only closer such triplet is and the only other equally close is.

Anniversary

The 125th anniversary of an event is celebrated as the quasquicentennial.