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The Number 137: Properties and Meanings

137 is a Prime Number.

137 can be Partitioned 69 times with each term no larger than 2.

137 can be Partitioned 1633 times with each term no larger than 3.

137 is the maximum number of 7th powers that are needed to sum to any arbitrarily large number.

137 is the maximal number of regions into which 16 lines divide a plane.

137 equals 128+8+1, each of which factor is a power of 2.

A molecule of Chlorophyll consists of 137 atoms

The number 7 occurs 137 times in the Book of Revelation

The Year 137 AD

In the year 137 AD the Bishop of Rome ordered the birthday of the Christ Child celebrated as a solemn feast.

According to Dr. K. P. Jayaswal, "The State of Champa, according the Chinese authorities was founded in 137 A.D".

The Hermitage Art Museum: "On display is the famous "Palmyrian Tariff", a marble slab with a text in Aramaic and Greek expounding the law issued on April 18th, 137 A.D. concerning the levying of duty on goods imported into Palmyra."

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