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Unique Properties of 227

  • 227 is the number of composite days in a year
  • 227 is the smallest three-digit prime that is changed into a composite number if any digit is deleted
  • 227 is the smallest prime such its sum of digits is prime and the sum of digits of its index is the next prime after the sum of digits of the number itself (227 is the 49th prime, while the sum of digits is 13, which is the next prime after 11, the sum of digits of 227)
  • 227 is the smallest number that remains prime after incrementing each digit by the same even number without carry (numbers 227, 449, 661, and 5 are all prime)

Common Properties of 227

Deficient
Odd
Odious
Prime
Square-free
Twin