{"id":204667,"date":"2020-09-17T16:00:43","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T15:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/?p=204667"},"modified":"2024-04-22T10:47:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T09:47:40","slug":"number-17-facts","status":"publish","type":[],"link":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/number-17-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"17 Cool Facts About The Number 17"},"content":{"rendered":"
Over the ages, people have attributed many facts to numbers.\n
Numerology, superstition, important dates, and so many other things cling to various numbers, which in some cases gives them great significance!\n
Today let\u2019s take a look at 17 interesting facts about the number 17.\n
According to research done by MIT, the number 17 is the most common randomly chosen number between 1 and 20. This isn\u2019t a completely random occurrence, either, as MIT has tested this theory a number of times with the same result each time!\n
17 is the seventh prime number. A prime number is a number that can only be divided by both itself and the number 1.\n The number 17 is more than just a prime number, though \u2013 If you add the first four prime numbers together, their sum is 17. It\u2019s also the only prime number that is made up of four other consecutive prime numbers, these numbers being 2, 3, 5, and 7.\n In the French, Catalan, and Italian languages, 17 is the first compound number. A compound number is a number made up of two different sets of numbers, in this case, dix-sept, disset, and diciassette, all meaning 10+7, respectively.\n In the UK, when you turn 17, you\u2019re granted a whole new level of freedom, as it\u2019s at this age that you can start taking driving lessons, as well as being able to drive both a van and a car.\n There are many new-found freedoms for those who turn 17 in the US, too. Once you reach this age, you\u2019re allowed to apply for a private pilot license, rent R-rated movies, enlist in the armed forces (only with your parent\u2019s consent), as well as being able to rent or buy any M-rated video games!\n The number 17 is an incredibly common song title. Some of the most well-known artists with a song titled either \u201c17\u201d or \u201cSeventeen\u201d or including the number in some way include Prince, Kings of Leon, The Smashing Pumpkins, Jimmy Eat World, Stevie Nicks, and the Sex Pistols.\n The Beatles‘ hit song \u201cI Saw Her Standing There\u201d was originally going to be called \u201cSeventeen.\u201d\n There\u2019s a character in the hit Japanese manga and anime series Dragonball Z called Android 17, a cyborg who plays the role of villain at the end of Season 3 of the TV show.\n The periodic table of elements is arranged into different groups, and group 17 is made up of halogens, which include five elements that are chemically similar. Chlorine, one of the halogens, has atomic number 17.\n Followers of Islam must perform 17 raka’ahs, or a set of prayers and movements, in each of their 5 daily times of prayer.\n Most people in the world would consider the number 13 to be the most unlucky number, but this isn\u2019t the case everywhere. In Italy, the number 17 is instead considered unlucky, and it goes back to the age of the Romans. In Roman numerals, 17 is XVII, which, when rearranged, becomes VIXI. In Latin, VIXI means \u201cI have lived,\u201d which essentially means \u201cI am dead.\u201d Alitalia, an Italian airline, doesn\u2019t have a row 17 for this very reason, and some hotels do not have a room 17.\n