143 (number)

143 (one hundred [and] forty-three) is the natural number following 142 and preceding 144. It is one less than a gross.

← 142 143 144 →
← 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 → List of numbers Integers ← 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 →
Cardinal	one hundred forty-three
Ordinal	143rd (one hundred forty-third)
Factorization	11 × 13
Divisors	1, 11, 13, 143
Greek numeral	ΡΜΓ´
Roman numeral	CXLIII
Binary	100011112
Ternary	120223
Senary	3556
Octal	2178
Duodecimal	BB12
Hexadecimal	8F16

In media

• On Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: "Transformations", 143 is used to mean "I love you". 1 meaning I for 1 letter, 4 meaning Love for the 4 letters, and 3 meaning You for the 3 letters. Reportedly, Fred Rogers maintained his weight at exactly 143 pounds (65 kg) for the last thirty years of his life, and associated the number with the phrase "I love you".^[1]
• Jake Shimabukuro released the song "143" based on his experience in high school when 143 was sent on a pager to indicate "I Love You".^[2]
• Sal Governale of The Howard Stern Show had a long running saga on the show about his wife who had an emotional friend. He discovered the severity of their relationship when he read their text messages and emails which included "143", shorthand for "I love you".^[3]
• "Case 143", song by Stray Kids.
• 143 is a number frequently used in Omori meaning "I love you"

In popular culture

• 143. A popular pager number to communicate "I love you" (based on the number of letters in each of the three words)^[4]
• 143, 2024 album by Katy Perry

In other fields

143 is also:

• The year AD 143 or 143 BC
• 143 AH is a year in the Islamic calendar that corresponds to 760 – 761 CE
• 143 Adria is a large main belt asteroid
• 143 Records label of producer David Foster, a sub-label of Atlantic Records
• Psalm 143
• Sonnet 143 by William Shakespeare
• The 143, in South Africa, refers to the 143 conscientious objectors who publicly refused to do military service in the Apartheid army in 1988.^[5]
• The atomic number of unquadtrium, a temporary chemical element^[6]

See also

• List of highways numbered 143
• United Nations Security Council Resolution 143
• United States Supreme Court cases, S3XiFi3D 143

References

1. Hattikutur, Mangkesh. "15 reasons Mr. Rogers was best neighbor ever." http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/07/28/mf.mrrogers.neighbor/ Mental Floss/CNN. 28 Jul 2008.
2. "Peace Love Ukelele". jakeshimabukuro.com. 19 May 2015. Archived from the original on 2018-03-01. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
3. "MarksFriggin.com - Stern Show News - Archive". www.marksfriggin.com. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
4. "143".
5. Nan Cross: Supported men resisting apartheid conscription Sunday Times (South Africa), 2007-07-22, accessed 2009-01-05^{[permanent dead link]}.
6. "FLW Incorporated | Specialists in Physical Measurement, Testing, Calibration & Control".

External links

• The Natural Number 143
• 143 at Urban Dictionary
• 143 at Virtual Science Archived 2008-10-12 at the Wayback Machine