- 181 (number)
181 is the natural number between 180 and 182.
In mathematics
181 is a
prime number , and atwin prime with 179, making 181 aChen prime . In base 10, it is apalindromic prime and astrobogrammatic prime .181 is not a regular
polygonal number in any way besides being 181-gonal, but it is acentered number in three different ways: it is acentered square number , acentered pentagonal number and astar number .181 is the sum of two consecutive squares and the sum of five consecutive primes (29 + 31 + 37 + 41 + 43).
181 is a palindromic and
undulating number , if written in the ternary, thenegaternary , or thenonary numeral system s. It is also the same when read upside down, or reflected in a mirror.181 is the sum of 9 squared plus 10 squared.
In other fields
181 is the rider number given to
Lance Armstrong in 1999 when he won his first of sevenTour de France victories consecutively. After winning his first he returned to each subsequent tour as rider number 1 which is traditionally given to the previous years' defending overall winner.
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