117 (one hundred [and] seventeen) is thenatural number following116 and preceding118.
117 is the smallest possible length of the longest edge of an integerHeronian tetrahedron (a tetrahedron whose edge lengths, face areas and volume are all integers). Its other edge lengths are 51, 52, 53, 80 and 84.[1]
117 is apentagonal number.[2][3]
117 can be a substitute for the number17, which isconsidered unlucky inItaly. WhenRenault exported theR17 to Italy, it was renamed R117.[4]
In theDanish language the number 117 (Danish:hundredesytten) is often used as ahyperbolic term to represent an arbitrary but large number.[5]
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