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Unique Properties of 1987

1987 is the 300-th prime number

Common Properties of 1987

Apocalyptic power

The number n is called an apocalyptic power if 2ⁿ contains the consecutive digits 666 (in decimal).

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1977,
1979,
1980,
1987,
1990,
1992,
2000,
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Deficient

The number n is deficient if the sum of all its positive divisors except itself is less than n.

Compare with perfect and abundant numbers.

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1982,
1983,
1985,
1987,
1989,
1990,
1991,
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Lucky

To build the lucky number sequence, start with natural numbers. Delete every second number, leaving 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, ... . The second number remaining is 3, so delete every third number, leaving 1, 3, 7, 9, 13, 15, 19, 21, ... . The next number remaining is 7, so delete every 7th number, leaving 1, 3, 7, 9, 13, 15, 21, ... . The next number remaining is 9, so delete every ninth number, etc.

Those numbers were lucky they weren't crossed out.

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1965,
1977,
1983,
1987,
1995,
2001,
2019,
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Odd

A number is odd if it is not divisible by 2.

Numbers that are not odd are even. Compare with another pair -- evil and odious numbers.

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1981,
1983,
1985,
1987,
1989,
1991,
1993,
...

Odious

The number n is odious if it has an odd number of 1's in its binary expansion.

Guess what evil numbers are.

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1981,
1982,
1984,
1987,
1989,
1990,
1993,
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Prime

A prime is a positive integer greater than 1 that is divisible by no positive integers other than 1 and itself.

Prime numbers are opposite to composite numbers.

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1951,
1973,
1979,
1987,
1993,
1997,
1999,
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Square-free

A number is said to be square-free if its prime decomposition contains no repeated factors.

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1983,
1985,
1986,
1987,
1990,
1991,
1993,
...

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Number Gossip

Unique Properties of 1987

Common Properties of 1987