| 57 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers 0 - 99 | |||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 |
| 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 |
| 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 |
| 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 |
| 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 |
| 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 |
| 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 |
57 (fifty-seven) is a positive integer following 56 and preceding 58. Its ordinal form is written "fifty-seventh" or 57th.
Properties[]
- 57 is a odd composite number.
- The integral part of 180/π is equal to 57.
- 57 is also the smallest n such that nn is larger than a googol.
- 57 is not a prime, but it is known as the legend of the so-called "Grothendieck prime" from the following story. When a mathematician Alexander Grothendieck was suggested to consider a particular prime number, Grothendieck answered "All right, take 57."[1]
In googology[]
In Greek-based number-naming systems, 57 is associated with prefix "heptapentaconta-", and with prefix "septemquinquaginti-" in Latin systems.
Sources[]
- ↑ Jackson, A. (2004). "Comme Appelé du Néant—As if Summoned from the Void: The Life of Alexandre Grothendieck" Notices of the American Mathematical Society. 51 (10).