3079

3079 is a prime number.

3079 is a number that cannot be written as a sum of three squares.

3079 is a prime of the form n² - n - 1, for n = 56.

3079 is a centered 18-gonal number.

3079 is a prime p such that p - 1 and p + 1 are divisible by cubes: 3078 = 2 x 3⁴ x 19 and 3080 = 2³ x 5 x 7 x 11.

NGC 3079 is a spiral galaxy, found in the direction of the constellation Ursa Major about 55 million light years from Earth.

Chandra X-ray Observatory image of NGC 3079.

Source: Chandra X-ray Observatory

Image: NASA/CXC/U.North Carolina/G.Cecil