143 (number)

143 is the natural number following 142 and preceding 144.

In mathematics

143 is the sum of three consecutive primes (43 + 47 + 53), as well as 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:

$3^2+4^2=5^2$

$3^3+4^3+5^3=6^3$

$3^4+4^4+5^4+6^4=7^4-143$

In computing

• In text messaging slang, 143 means "I love you," 1 for the one letter in "I", 4 for the four letters in "love," and 3 for the three letters in "you".
• Internet Message Access Protocol is an application layer Internet protocol operating on standard port number 143, that allows a local client to access e-mail on a remote server

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
• M-143, also known as Michigan Avenue, is an unsigned spur state trunkline route in Michigan
• Route 143 is a highway on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada
• Air Canada Flight 143, landed at Gimli, Manitoba Air Force Base after gliding 80 miles 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
• SBS Transit Service 143 Singapore bus service
• 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 TV and radio

• The TV series The Adventures of Robin Hood ran on CBS from 1955 to 1959 with 143 episodes
• The TV series The Phil Silvers Show ran on CBS from 1955 to 1959 with 143 episodes
• The TV series Mr. Ed ran on CBS from 1961 to 1966 with 143 episodes
• Channel 143 on the Dish Network is ESPN Classic
• Channel 143 on XM Satellite Radio is XM Sports Guide

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
• 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"
• 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
• Von Hayes had 143 career home runs
• The song “ 143” by Musiq
• The song “ Flying Dream 143” by Elbow
• The atomic number of Unquadtrium, a temporary chemical element
• Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, held its first dance in the school's 143-year history on Friday, November 14, 2003

See also

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

External links

• 143 at Urban Dictionary
• 143 at Virtual Science
• International Union of Operating Engineers Local Union 143
• 143 Bay Street, Jersey City, New Jersey, a proposed apartment complex

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