887

This number is a prime.

+ Let this prime be p, then this is the smallest prime such that the next consecutive prime is p + twenty. [Patterson]

+ The smallest odd prime that is the sum of a zeroless square and its reversal, i.e., 887 = 14^2 + R(14^2) = 196 + 691. [Loungrides]

+ There are 887 extant monumental statues on Easter Island.

+ 887 is the largest prime in a set of primes having exactly one "1", two "2", ..., nine "9" with minimal sum. {5, 7, 29, 47, 59, 61, 67, 79, 83, 89, 269, 389, 449, 487, 569, 587, 659, 683, 887} and the sum is 5505. Found by Claudio Meller and Giovanni Resta. [Rivera]

+ The smallest prime Lychrel number that can be represented as sum of a pair of Lychrel numbers, (n, R(n)), in three ways, where R(n) is the reversal of n, i.e., 196+691 = 295+592 = 394+493. [Loungrides]

+ Delta Cephei (δ Cep) is a quadruple star system located approximately 887 light-years away in the northern circumpolar constellation of Cepheus, the King. [Ferguson]

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