107 (number)
107 is the natural number following 106 and preceding 108.
In mathematics
107 is the 28th prime number. The next prime is 109, with which it comprises a twin prime, making 107 a Chen prime.Plugged into the expression, 107 yields 162259276829213363391578010288127, a Mersenne prime. 107 is itself a safe prime.
It is the fourth Busy beaver number, the maximum number of steps that any Turing machine with 2 symbols and 4 states can make before eventually halting.
It is the number of triangle-free graphs on 7 vertices.
It is the ninth emirp, because reversing its digits gives another prime number
In other fields
107 is also:- The emergency telephone number in Argentina and Cape Town.
- The telephone of the police in Hungary.
In sports
- The 107% rule, a Formula One Sporting Regulation in operation from 1996 to 2002 and 2011 onward.
- The number 107 is also associated with the Timbers Army supporters group of the Portland Timbers soccer team, in reference to the stadium seating section where the group originally congregated.