157 (number)

In mathematics

• the 37th prime number. The next prime is 163 and the previous prime is 151, with which 157 forms a prime triplet.
• a balanced prime, because the arithmetic mean of those primes yields 157.
• an emirp.
• a Chen prime.
• the largest known prime p which is also prime..
• the least irregular prime with index 2.
• a palindromic number in bases 7 and 12.
• a repunit in base 12, so it is a unique prime in the same base.

In the military

• was a United States Coast Guard cutter built in 1926
• was a United States Navy Type T2 tanker during World War II
• was a United States Navy Alamosa-class cargo ship during World War II
• was a United States Navy Admirable-class minesweeper during World War II
• was a United States Navy Wickes-class destroyer during World War II
• was a United States Navy Buckley-class destroyer escort during World War II
• was a United States Navy General G. O. Squier-class transport ship during World War II
• was a United States Navy LST-542-class tank landing ship during World War II
• was a United States Navy ship during World War II
• was a United States Navy transport military ship during World War II
• was a United States Navy yacht during World War I
• ZIL-157 is a 2.5-ton truck produced in post-World War II Russia

  In music

• "157 Riverside Avenue" is a song by REO Speedwagon from their debut album, REO Speedwagon in 1971. Its title refers to a Westport, Connecticut address where the band stayed while recording it.
• Piano Sonata No. 1 in E major, D. 157 is a piano sonata in three movements by Franz Schubert.
• "157" is a song by Tom Rosenthal where the lyrics merely consist of the numbers from 1 to 157. The song was released on April Fools Day, 2020.

  In sports

• Ken Carpenter held the US record in discus, and won the NCAA national title with a toss of 157 feet in 1936.
• Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors holds the NBA record for 157 consecutive games with a 3-point field goal made.

  In transportation

• The British Rail Class 157 was the designation for a range of Diesel multiple unit trains of the Sprinter family
• London Buses route 157
• American Airlines Flight 157 from New York City bound for Mexico City crashed on November 29, 1949
• 157th Street, a New York City Subway station at Broadway in Manhattan served by the
• 157th Street, a street in New York City

  In other fields

• The year AD 157 or 157 BC
• 157 AH is a year in the Islamic calendar that corresponds to 773-774 CE
• The atomic number of an element temporarily called
• 157 Dejanira is a main belt asteroid
• O157,
• Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 157 defines fair value
• South Qu'appelle No. 157, Saskatchewan is a rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada
• United States Department of State Form DS-157 is Supplemental Nonimmigrant Visa Application
• One57, a partially completed skyscraper at 157 West 57th Street in New York City, on which the crane partially collapsed during Hurricane Sandy