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Number Buffet

Number analysis

127

127 is a prime number — divisible only by 1 and itself.

127 is a prime number — divisible only by 1 and itself.

PrimeMersenne prime

The number itself

Value
127
Digits
3
Digit sum
10

1 + 2 + 7

Digit sum repeated until one digit remains; equals n mod 9 (with 9 for multiples of 9).

Reversed
721

Reverses to 721.

Parity and primality

Parity
Odd

Leaves remainder 1 on division by 2.

Prime
Yes

Divisible only by 1 and itself.

1 distinct prime factor, 1 with multiplicity.

Squarefree
Yes

No prime divides it twice.

Möbius μ(n)
-1

(−1) to the power of 1 distinct prime factors.

Mersenne prime
2^7 − 1
Nearest primes
113 ← → 131

A gap of 18 between them.

Divisors

1, 127

Aliquot sum
1

The proper divisors — everything except n itself.

Classification
Deficient

Its proper divisors fall short by 126.

How many integers from 1 to n share no factor with n.

Sums and additive structure

Sum of two squares
No

A prime congruent to 3 mod 4 divides it an odd number of times, which rules it out.

Sum of three squares
No

Excluded by Legendre: it has the form 4^a(8b + 7).

Sum of four squares
Yes

Lagrange's four-square theorem: every non-negative integer is, without exception.

Shapes and sequences

Figurate shapes
None

Not triangular, square, pentagonal, hexagonal, cubic, Fibonacci, Lucas, Catalan, factorial or a power of two.

Digit curiosities

Summing the squares of its digits falls into the 4 → 16 → 37 → … → 4 cycle.

Harshad number
No

Not divisible by its digit sum 10.

Collatz trajectory
46 steps to 1

Peaks at 4,372 along the way.

Written other ways

Binary
1111111
Octal
177
Base 36
3J
In words
one hundred and twenty-seven
Scientific notation
1.27 × 10^2

Is 127 a prime number?

Yes. 127 has no divisors other than 1 and itself.

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Other numeral systems

Beyond the bases and Roman numerals above, these notations write 127 their own way.

Morse code
· − − − − · · − − − − − · · ·
Devanagari
१२७
Tamil
௱௨௰௭
Thai
๑๒๗

References

Further reading: Wikipedia · Wikidata

Notations, naming and the links above come from Wikidata, whose structured data is dedicated to the public domain under CC0-1.0. Retrieved 2026-10-07.