The Number 27: Properties and Meanings

Prime Factors of 27=3x3x3.

27 is a Decagonal Number.

27 can be Partitioned 3010 ways.

27 can be Partitioned 14 times with each term no larger than 2

27 can be Partitioned 75 times with each term no larger than 3

27 can be Partitioned 225 times with each term no larger than 4

27 can be Partitioned 480 times with each term no larger than 5

27 can be Partitioned 811 times with each term no larger than 6

27 can be Partitioned 1175 times with each term no larger than 7

27 can be Partitioned 1527 times with each term no larger than 8

27 can be Partitioned 1845 times with each term no larger than 9

27 is the largest number that is the sum of the digits of its cube.

27 space groups are Hexagonal (6-fold).

The Chemical Element Cobalt has an atomic number of 27.

The Chemical Element Aluminium has one Stable Isotope. It has 27 neutrons.

The primitive Greek alphabet had 27 letters.

The Hebrew alphabet has a total of 27 letters: 22 letters plus the 5 finals (kaph, mem, nun, phe and tzade) those having a form and a different numerical value when they are at the end of a word.

The 27 permutations of yin, yang and tao over 3 places.

The Year 27 AD

In the year 27 AD apricots were are brought to Rome from Asia.

In the year 27 AD the Chinese philosopher, Wang Chong (Wang-Tch'oung), was born.