159 (number)

159 1, 3, 53, 159 159 (one hundred [and] fifty-nine) is the natural number following 158 and preceding 160. In mathematics 159 is: the sum of 3 consecutive prime numbers: 47 + 53 + 59. a Woodall number.https://oeis.org/A003261 Sloane's A003261 : Woodall (or Riesel) numbers The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences OEIS Foundation 2016-05-28 equal to the sum of the squares of the digits of its own square in base 15.https://oeis.org/A270304 Sloane's A270304 : Numbers that equal the sum of the squares of the digits of their own square in base 15 The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences OEIS Foundation 2016-05-29 Only 5 numbers (greater than 1) have this property in base 15, none in base 10. 159 is the largest number that cannot be expressed as the sum of distinct pentagonal numbers. written CLIX in Roman numerals, which spells a proper noun with multiple meanings. Given 159, the Mertens function returns 0.https://oeis.org/A028442 Sloane's A028442 : Numbers n such that Mertens' function is zero The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences OEIS Foundation 2016-05-28 References External links Number Facts and Trivia: 159 The Number 159 VirtueScience: 159 https://web.archive.org/web/20210201173600/https://www.virtuescience.com/159.html 2021-02-01 159th Medical Detachment Farewell to Routemaster Bus 159 1 Category:Integers