143 (number)

143 (one hundred [and] forty-three) is the natural number following 142 and preceding 144.

In mathematics

143 is the sum of seven consecutive primes (11 + 13 + 17 + 19 + 23 + 29 + 31). But this number is never the sum of an integer and its base 10 digits, making it a self number.

Every positive integer is the sum of at most 143 seventh powers (see Waring's problem).

143 is the difference in the first exception to the pattern shown below:

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In the military

• United States Air Force 143d Airlift Wing airlift unit at Quonset Point, Rhode Island
• USS Arcade (AM-143) was a United States Navy minesweeper ship during World War II
• USS Clermont (APA-143) was a United States Navy Haskell class attack transport during World War II
• USS Fiske (DE-143) was a United States Navy Edsall class destroyer escort during World War II
• USS General H. B. Freeman (AP-143) was a United States Navy General G. O. Squier transport ship in World War II
• USS Magistrate (SP-143) was a United States Navy Magistrate class patrol boat
• USS Yarnall (DD-143) was a United States Navy Wickes class destroyer during World War I
• USS Neosho (AO-143) was a United States Navy Neosho-class fleet oiler during the Cuban Missile Crisis
• Vickers Type 143 was a British single-seat fighter biplane in 1929

In transportation

• London Buses route 143 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London
• Air Canada Flight 143, landed at Gimli, Manitoba Air Force Base after gliding 80 miles (130 km) after running out of fuel on July 22, 1983
• Philippine Airlines Flight 143 exploded prior to takeoff on May 11, 1990, at Manila Airport
• Bristol Type 143 was a British twin-engined monoplane aircraft of the Bristol Aeroplane Company
• British Rail Class 143 diesel multiple unit, part of the Pacer family of trains introduced in 1985
• East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Street station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway
• 143rd Street station on Metra's SouthWest Service in Orland Park, Illinois

In media

• 143 (film), a 2004 Indian film
• Musicians Ray J and Bobby Brackins wrote the song "143"
• On Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: "Transformations", 143 is used to mean "I love you". 1 meaning I for 1 letter, 4 meaning Love for the 4 letters, and 3 meaning You for the 3 letters. Reportedly, Fred Rogers maintained his weight at exactly 143 pounds for the last thirty years of his life, and associated the number with the phrase "I love you"^[1]

In popular culture

• A popular pager number to communicate "I love you"

In other fields

143 is also:

• The year AD 143 or 143 BC
• 143 AH is a year in the Islamic calendar that corresponds to 760 – 761 CE
• 143 Adria is a large main belt asteroid
• 143 Records label of producer David Foster, a sub-label of Atlantic Records
• Psalm 143
• Sonnet 143 by William Shakespeare
• Slovenia ranks #143 in world population
• The 143, in South Africa, refers to the 143 conscientious objectors who publicly refused to do military service in the Apartheid army in 1988.^[2]
• The song “143” by Musiq
• The song “Flying Dream 143” by Elbow
• The atomic number of Unquadtrium, a temporary chemical element

See also

• List of highways numbered 143
• United Nations Security Council Resolution 143
• United States Supreme Court cases, S3XiFi3D 143

References

1. ↑ Hattikutur, Mangkesh. "15 reasons Mr. Rogers was best neighbor ever." http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/07/28/mf.mrrogers.neighbor/ Mental Floss/CNN. 28 Jul 2008.
2. ↑ Nan Cross: Supported men resisting apartheid conscription Sunday Times (South Africa), 2007-07-22, accessed 2009-01-05.

External links

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• The Natural Number 143
• 143 at Urban Dictionary
• 143 at Virtual Science