154 (number)

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154 (one hundred and fifty-four) is the natural number following 153 and preceding 155.

In mathematics[edit]

154 is a nonagonal number. Its factorization makes 154 a sphenic number

There is no integer with exactly 154 coprimes below it, making 154 a noncototient, nor is there, in base 10, any integer that added up to its own digits yields 154, making 154 a self number

154 is the sum of the first six factorials, if one starts with and assumes that .

With just 17 cuts, a pancake can be cut up into 154 pieces (Lazy caterer's sequence).

The distinct prime factors of 154 add up to 20, and so do the ones of 153, hence the two form a Ruth-Aaron pair. 154! + 1 is a factorial prime.

In music[edit]

• 154 is an album by Wire, named for the number of live gigs Wire had performed at that time^[1]

In the military[edit]

• USS Bauxite (IX-154) was a United States Navy Trefoil-class concrete barge during World War II
• USS Candid (AM-154) was a United States Navy Admirable minesweeper ship during World War II
• USS Ellis (DD-154) was a United States Navy Wickes-class destroyer during World War II
• USS General LeRoy Eltinge (AP-154) was a United States Navy General G. O. Squier transport ship during World War II
• USS Lowndes (APA-154) was a United States Navy Haskell-class attack transport during World War II
• USS Sims (DE-154) was a United States Navy Buckley-class destroyer escort ship during World War II
• Strike Fighter Squadron 154 (VFA-154) is a United States Navy strike fighter squadron stationed at Naval Air Station Lemoore
• Convoy ON-154 was a convoy of ships in December 1942 during World War II

In sports[edit]

• NFL quarterback Brian Sipe threw 154 touchdowns in his career from 1974 to 1985
• NFL quarterback Roman Gabriel had 154 touchdowns with the Los Angeles Rams (1962–1972)
• NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Roman Gabriel threw 154 touchdowns in his career from 1962 to 1977
• Major League Baseball teams played 154 games a season prior to expansion in 1961
• Golfer Jack Nicklaus played in a record 154 consecutive major championships from the 1957 U.S. Open to the 1998 U.S. Open

In transportation[edit]

• California State Route 154 runs from Los Olivos to Santa Barbara, California
• Connecticut Route 154 runs from Old Saybrook, to Middletown
• Georgia State Route 154 runs from S.R. 54 in Sharpsburg to S.R. 10
• Illinois Route 154 runs from Red Bud to Whittington in Sullivan County, Indiana
• Indiana State Road 154 runs from Hutsonville, Illinois to Sullivan, Indiana
• M-154 is a state trunkline highway on Harsens Island at the mouth of the St. Clair River in Michigan
• Missouri Route 154 runs from Vandalia to Paris, Missouri
• New Jersey Route 154 runs from County Route 561 to Routes 41 and Route 70
• New York State Route 154 was a state highway in Rensselaer County, New York until 1980
• Ohio State Route 154 in Columbiana County in northeast Ohio runs from Lisbon, Ohio to Negley, Ohio
• Oregon Route 154 is a state highway that runs from Dayton to Hopewell
• Pennsylvania Route 154 is a state highway that runs from Canton to Laporte
• Texas State Highway 154 is a state highway that runs from Cooper to Marshall
• Utah State Route 154 runs from Draper to Salt Lake City International Airport
• Virginia Route 154 is a state highway in Covington, Virginia
• Wisconsin Highway 154 runs from Lloyd to Rock Springs
• Route nationale 154 is a national trunk road in France connecting Rouen and Orléans (Artenay)
• Malaysia Federal Route 154 on Langkawi Island, Kedah, Malaysia
• Route 154 near Alberton in Prince Edward Island, Canada
• National Route 154 is a national highway of Japan connecting Higashi-ku, Nagoya and Atsuta-ku, Nagoya
• Seattle Bus Route 154
• The Maserati Tipo 154 racecar, also known as 151/4, was produced in 1965
• Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907 crashed on September 29, 2006 over the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso killing 154 onboard

In TV and radio[edit]

• The TV series Hazel ran on NBC (and later on CBS) from 1961 to 1966 with 154 episodes
• Channel 154 on the Dish Network is the NFL Network (HD)
• Channel 154 on Sirius Satellite Radio is Dallas-Fort Worth/Houston, Texas traffic and weather
• Channel 154 on XM Radio is National Lampoon Comedy Radio

In other fields[edit]

154 is also:

• The year AD 154 or 154 BC
• 154 AH is a year in the Islamic calendar that corresponds to that corresponds to 770 – 771 AD
• 154 Bertha is a dark outer Main belt asteroid
• Ross 154 is a red dwarf star near the southern constellation Sagittarius
• The sun follows a 154-day periodicity on gamma-ray flares
• 154, the third album by Wire, titled after the number of gigs the band had performed by the time of its 1979 release
• Cyprus ranks #154 in world population
• Psalm 154
• Shakespeare’s 154 sonnets, the last being Sonnet 154
• Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan is a rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada
• The atomic number of an element temporarily called Unpentquadium
• In the United Kingdom, 154 is the telephone number used to report Business Faults with telephone provider BT

See also[edit]

• List of highways numbered 154
• United Nations Security Council Resolution 154
• United States Supreme Court cases, Volume 154

References[edit]

• Wells, D. The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers London: Penguin Group. (1987): 140 - 141

External links[edit]

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• 154th Tennessee Senior Regiment Company K