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posted ago by penisse ago by penisse +16 / -0

159 is:

  • the sum of 3 consecutive prime numbers: 47 + 53 + 59.

  • a Woodall number.

  • equal to the sum of the squares of the digits of its own square in base 15. Only 5 numbers (greater than 1) have this property in base 15, none in base 10.

  • written CLIX in Roman numeral, which spells a proper noun with multiple meanings.

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