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
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
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
777 is an important number in new religious movement thelema.[8]
Political significance
Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging
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
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
- ↑ 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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