159 (one hundred [and] fifty-nine) is a natural number following 158 and preceding 160.

← 158 159 160 →
Cardinalone hundred fifty-nine
Ordinal159th
(one hundred fifty-ninth)
Factorization3 × 53
Divisors1, 3, 53, 159
Greek numeralΡΝΘ´
Roman numeralCLIX
Binary100111112
Ternary122203
Senary4236
Octal2378
Duodecimal11312
Hexadecimal9F16

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Only 5 numbers (greater than 1) have this property in base 15, none in base 10.

Given 159, the Mertens function returns 0.[3]

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  • In professional darts, 159 is the lowest score a player can achieve with no available checkout.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Sloane's A003261 : Woodall (or Riesel) numbers". The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. OEIS Foundation. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
  2. ^ "Sloane's A270304 : Numbers that equal the sum of the squares of the digits of their own square in base 15". The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. OEIS Foundation. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
  3. ^ "Sloane's A028442 : Numbers n such that Mertens' function is zero". The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. OEIS Foundation. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
  4. ^ Shop, Dart. "Peg Out Chart | Dart Check Out Chart | Dart Shop". www.dartshop.com.au. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  5. ^ "FLW Incorporated | Specialists in Physical Measurement, Testing, Calibration & Control".
  6. ^ "Stop, Hang Up, Call 159".
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