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117 (one hundred [and] seventeen) is the natural number following 116 and preceding 118.

← 116 118 → 117
← 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 → List of numbers — Integers ← 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 →
Cardinal	one hundred [and] seventeen
Ordinal	117th (one hundred [and] seventeenth)
Numeral system	114
Factorization	$3^2 \cdot 13$
Divisors	1, 3, 9, 13, 39, 117
Roman numeral	CXVII
Binary	1110101₂
Octal	165₈
Duodecimal	99₁₂
Hexadecimal	75₁₆

1 In mathematics
2 In astronomy
3 In the military
4 In TV
5 In other fields
6 See also
7 References
8 External links

In mathematics

One hundred seventeen is the smallest possible length of the longest side of a Heronian tetrahedron (one whose sides are all rational numbers).^[1]^[2]

117 is a pentagonal number.

In base 10, it is a Harshad number.

In astronomy

In astronomy, the Saros number of the solar eclipse series which began on 792 June 24 at 05:51:16 UT and will end on 2054 August 3 at 18:01:55 UT. The duration of Saros series 117 is 1262.11 years, and it contains 71 solar eclipses.
The Saros number of the lunar eclipse series which began on 1094 April 3 at 17:26:38 UT and will end on 2374 May 26 at 19:33:35 UT. The duration of Saros series 119 is 1280.14 years, and it contains 72 lunar eclipses.
The NGC (New General Catalog) [1] object 117, a 15th magnitude spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus
117 Lomia is a large main belt asteroid

In the military

US Air Force F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Fighter
USNS Mission Los Angeles (T-AO-117) was a United States Navy Mission Buenaventura Class fleet oilers during World War II which launched August 10, 1945
USS Dorsey (DD-117) was a United States Navy Wickes class destroyer during World War I which launched April 9, 1918
USS Gemsbok (IX-117) was a United States Navy Armadillo-class tanker which launched on November 9, 1943
USS Haskell (APA-117) was a United States Navy her class of attack transports during World War II which launched June 13, 1944
USS Saidor (CVE-117) was a United States Navy Commencement Bay class escort carrier from 1944 to 1947
USS Strive (AM-117) was a U.S. Navy Auk-class minesweeper for removing mines, which launched on May 16, 1942
USS Wateree (ATF-117) was a fleet ocean tug which launched in June 1944
Wallbangers (VAW-117) is a United States Navy AEWs squadron which operates from the USS Nimitz

In TV

The TV series “The Brady Bunch” ran on ABC from 1969 to 1974 for 117 episodes
The TV series “Crossing Jordan” ran on NBC from 2001 to 2007 for 117 episodes

In other fields

One hundred seventeen is also:

The year AD 117 or 117 BC.
117 AH is a year in the Islamic calendar that corresponds to 734 – 735 CE
The atomic number of an undiscovered element temporarily called ununseptium.
A substitute for the number 17, which is considered unlucky in Italy. When Renault exported the R17 to Italy, it was renamed R117.
Costa Rica ranks #117 in world population
Texas Instruments BOLT-117 (BOmb, Laser Terminal-117), was the world's first laser guided bomb in 1967
117 (1998) was the second album by musician Izzy Stradlin
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006) is a French film directed by Michel Hazanavicius about French secret agent, OSS 117
117 film format used by Kodak's first Brownie camera. See 120 film.
The number to call Guardia di Finanza for customs/financial/border police in Italy
The fire emergency telephone number in Portugal
The medical emergency telephone number in the Philippines
The police emergency telephone number in Switzerland
Master Chief Petty Officer John-117, protagonist in the Halo series
OSS 117 is the codename for Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath, a fictional secret agent from Jean Bruce
The MBB/Kawasaki BK 117 twin-engined medium utility/transport helicopter
STS-117 was a Space Shuttle mission flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis on June 8, 2007
Sonnet 117 by William Shakespeare
London Bus route 117 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London
West 117th–Madison Avenue Highland Square is a station on the RTA Red Line in Cleveland, Ohio
M-117 is a 14.5 mile long state highway route in Michigan
The R117 road in Dublin, Ireland
GL-117 is an open source action flight simulator for Windows, Linux and Mac
Cemetery 117 is an ancient cemetery discovered in 1964 near Sudan, approximately 13,140 to 14,340 years old.
The 117th Kentucky Derby was won by Strike the Gold on May 4, 1991
The 117th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show was won by Ch. Salilyn's Condor, an English Springer Spaniel on February 8, 1993
The 117th annual Tournament of Roses Parade was held January 1, 2006
Marie-Louise Meilleur, at the time of her death at 117 years and 230 days in 1998, was recognized as the world’s oldest person

References

^ Ivars Peterson, "Perfect Pyramids" MAA Online July 28, 2003
^ Weisstein, Eric W. "Heronian Tetrahedron." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. http://mathworld.wolfram.com/HeronianTetrahedron.html