123 (number)
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| Cardinal | 123 one hundred [and] twenty-three |
| Ordinal | 123rd one hundred [and] twenty-third |
| Factorization |  |
| Divisors | 3, 41 |
| Roman numeral | CXXIII |
| Prefixes | hecatontakaiicosikaitria- (Greek) |
| Binary | 1111011 |
| Octal | 173 |
| Duodecimal | A3 |
| Hexadecimal | 7B |
123 is the natural number following 122 and preceding 124.
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[edit] 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
[edit] 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
[edit] 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 -123 min
[edit] 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
[edit] In telephony
- The emergency telephone number in Columbia
- 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
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
