123 (number)

Number|number = 123
range = 120
cardinal = one hundred [and] twenty-three
ordinal = rd
ordinal text = one hundred [and] twenty-third
numeral = 123
factorization = $3\; cdot\; 41$
prime =
divisor = 1, 3, 41, 123
roman = CXXIII
unicode =
greek prefix =
latin prefix =
bin = 1111011
oct =
duo =
hex = 7B
misc =

123 is the natural number following 122 and preceding 124.

In mathematics

123 is a Lucas number. It is the eleventh member of the Mian-Chowla sequence

In base 10 it is a Smarandache consecutive number

In the military

* AGM-123 Skipper is a U.S. Navy short-range laser-guided missile
* C-123 Provider was an United States Air Force military transport aircraft
* USNS Mission San Francisco (T-AO-123) was a United States Navy Mission Buenaventura Class fleet oiler during World War II
* USS Albany (CA-123) was a United States Navy Oregon City-class heavy cruiser, later converted to the guided missile cruiser
* USS Gamble (DD-123) was a United States Navy Wickes class destroyer during World War I
* USS Kittson (APA-123) was a United States Navy "Haskell-class attack transport during World War II
* USS Mink (IX-123) was a United States Navy Armadillo-class tanker during World War II
* USS S-18 (SS-123) was a United States Navy "S"-class submarine
* USS Symbol (AM-123) was a United States Navy Auk'-class minesweeper for removing mines from minefields during World War II
* USS Tinian (CVE-123) was a United States Navy Commencement Bay class escort carrier
* Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 123 (VAW-123) is a United States Navy Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron based at Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia
* Marine Fighter Squadron 123 (VMF-123) was a United States Marine Corps fighter squadron during World War II

In music

* Here Come the 123s is a CD by They Might Be Giants
* The 1965 song “1-2-3” by Len Barry
* The 1968 song “1,2,3 Red Light” by the 1910 Fruitgum Company
* The 1970 song “ABC” by the Jackson 5 (“ABC, easy as 1,2,3”)
* The 1987 song “1,2,3” by Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine
* The 1993 song “ABC-123” by Levert
* The band [http://www.minus123min.com -123 min]

In TV and radio

* Big Bird lives in a nest on an abandoned lot on 123 Sesame Street
* Channel 123 on XM Radio is CNN Headline News
* Channel 123 on Sirius Satellite Radio is Sirius Sports Central
* In the 1965 Get Smart TV show, CONTROL, a government spy agency is located at 123 Main Street, Washington, D.C.
* The Canadian TV series Danger Bay ran on ABC from 1968 to 1973 for 123 episodes
* The TV series The Mod Squad ran on CBC Television from 1984 to 1985 for 123 episodes

In telephony

* The emergency telephone number in Colombia
* The telephone number of the speaking clock for the correct time in the United Kingdom
* The electricity emergency telephone number in Indonesia
* The medical emergency telephone number in Egypt
* The Notation for national and international telephone numbers Recommendation ITU-T Recommendation E.123 defines a standard way to write telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, and web addresses

In transportation

* 123rd Street is a Metra railroad stations in Blue Island, Illinois
* Japan Airlines Flight 123 was a Japan Airlines flight from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport which crashed August 12, 1985
* M-123 state trunkline route in Michigan
* N-123 highway in Spain
* STS-123 was a Space Shuttle Endeavour mission to the International Space Station which launched March 11, 2008
* Tysons Central 123 is a planned Washington Metro station in Fairfax County, Virginia on the Silver Line. along State Route 123, scheduled to open in 2012
* The Saskatchewan Highway 123 in Saskatchewan, Canada

In other fields

123 is also:
* 123 network links more than 30 Egyptian banks supporting more than 1500 ATMs in Egypt
* 123 AH is a year in the Islamic calendar that corresponds to 740 – 741 CE
* 123 Brunhild is a stony S-type main belt asteroid
* E-123 Omega is a fictional robot from the "Sonic the Hedgehog" video game
* Lebanon ranks #123 in world population
* Marvin Harrison, wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts has 123 career touchdowns through the 2007 season
* OGLE-TR-123 is a binary stellar system containing one of the smallest main-sequence stars
* Sonnet 123 by William Shakespeare
* Svea 123 is a small liquid-fuel naphtha, referred to as “white gas” or “Coleman fuel”
* The 1961 film “One, Two, Three” starring James Cagney
* The atomic number of the yet-to-be-discovered element unbitrium
* The Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet program
* The 123rd Kentucky Derby was won by Silver Charm on May 3, 1997
* The 123rd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show was won by Ch. Loteki’s Supernatural Being, a Papillon on February 9, 1999
* The year AD 123 or 123 BC

See also

* 1-2-3 (disambiguation)
* List of highways numbered 123
* Section 123 Agreement of the U.S. Atomic Energy Act of 1954
* United Nations Security Council Resolution 123