143 (number)

143 is the natural number following 142 and preceding 144.

Number|number = 143
cardinal = one hundred [and] forty-three
ordinal = rd
ordinal text = one hundred [and] forty-third
numeral =
factorization = $11\; cdot\; 13$
prime =
divisor = 1, 11, 13, 143
unicode =
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In mathematics

143 is the sum of three consecutive primes (43 + 47 + 53), as well as the sum of seven consecutive primes (11 + 13 + 17 + 19 + 23 + 29 + 31). But this number is never the sum of an integer and its base 10 digits, making it a self number.

Every positive integer is the sum of at most 143 seventh powers (see Waring's problem).

143 is the difference in the first exception to the pattern shown below::$3^2+4^2=5^2$:$3^3+4^3+5^3=6^3$:$3^4+4^4+5^4+6^4=7^4-143$

In computing

* In text messaging slang, 143 means "I love you," 1 for the one letter in "I", 4 for the four letters in "love," and 3 for the three letters in "you". [Pat Olsen, "Parent Smart: Up on teen text lingo?" "USA Weekend" January 11 - 13: p. 4. "WARNING: IT'S "UNCOOL" FOR PARENTS TO USE THESE ... 420: Marijuana; 143 or 459: I love you; FOAF: Friend of a friend"]
* Internet Message Access Protocol is an application layer Internet protocol operating on standard port number 143, that allows a local client to access e-mail on a remote server

In the military

* United States Air Force 143d Airlift Wing airlift unit at Quonset Point, Rhode Island
* USS Arcade (AM-143) was a United States Navy minesweeper ship during World War II
* USS Clermont (APA-143) was a United States Navy Haskell class attack transport during World War II
* USS Fiske (DE-143) was a United States Navy Edsall class destroyer escort during World War II
* USS General H. B. Freeman (AP-143) was a United States Navy General G. O. Squier transport ship in World War II
* USS Magistrate (SP-143) was a United States Navy Magistrate class patrol boat
* USS Yarnall (DD-143) was a United States Navy Wickes class destroyer during World War I
* USS Neosho (AO-143) was a United States Navy Neosho-class fleet oiler during the Cuban Missile Crisis
* Vickers Type 143 was a British single seat fighter biplane in 1929

In transportation

* London Buses route 143 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London
* M-143, also known as Michigan Avenue, is an unsigned spur state trunkline route in Michigan
* Route 143 is a highway on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada
* Air Canada Flight 143, landed at Gimli, Manitoba Air Force Base after gliding 80 miles after running out of fuel on July 22, 1983
* Philippine Airlines Flight 143 exploded prior to takeoff on May 11, 1990 at Manila Airport
* Bristol Type 143 was a British twin-engined monoplane aircraft of the Bristol Aeroplane Company
* SBS Transit Service 143 Singapore bus service
* British Rail Class 143 diesel multiple unit, part of the Pacer family of trains introduced in 1985
* East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Street station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway
* 143rd Street station on Metra's SouthWest Service in Orland Park, Illinois

In TV and radio

* The TV series The Adventures of Robin Hood ran on CBS from 1955 to 1959 with 143 episodes
* The TV series The Phil Silvers Show ran on CBS from 1955 to 1959 with 143 episodes
* The TV series Mr. Ed ran on CBS from 1961 to 1966 with 143 episodes
* Channel 143 on the Dish Network is ESPN Classic
* Channel 143 on XM Satellite Radio is XM Sports Guide

In other fields

143 is also:
* The year AD 143 or 143 BC
* 143 AH is a year in the Islamic calendar that corresponds to 760 – 761 CE
* 143 Adria is a large main belt asteroid
* Reportedly, Fred Rogers maintained his weight at exactly 143 pounds for the last thirty years of his life, and associated the number with the phrase "I love you" [Hattikutur, Mangkesh. "15 reasons Mr. Rogers was best neighbor ever." http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/07/28/mf.mrrogers.neighbor/ Mental Floss/CNN. 28 Jul 2008.]
* 143 Records label of producer David Foster, a sub-label of Atlantic Records
* [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+143;&version=31; Psalm 143]
* Sonnet 143 by William Shakespeare
* Slovenia ranks #143 in world population
* Von Hayes had 143 career home runs
* The song “ [http://www.leoslyrics.com/listlyrics.php?hid=vTXLZjAeyGU%3D 143] ” by Musiq
* The song “ [http://www.leoslyrics.com/listlyrics.php?hid=Br6EwiEl24A%3D Flying Dream 143] ” by Elbow
* The atomic number of [http://www.flw.com/datatools/periodic/001.php?id=143 Unquadtrium] , a temporary chemical element
* Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, held its first dance in the school's 143-year history on Friday, November 14, 2003 [http://www.cnn.com/2003/EDUCATION/11/14/wheaton.dance.ap/index.html]

ee also

* List of highways numbered 143
* United Nations Security Council Resolution 143
* United States Supreme Court cases, Volume 143

External links

* [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=143 143 at Urban Dictionary]
* [http://www.virtuescience.com/143.html 143 at Virtual Science]
* [http://www.local143.org International Union of Operating Engineers Local Union 143]
* 143 Bay Street, Jersey City, New Jersey, a proposed apartment complex

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