Mathematics
- 119 is a Perrin number, preceded in the sequence by 51, 68, 90 (it is the sum of the first two mentioned).
- 119 is the sum of five consecutive primes (17 + 19 + 23 + 29 + 31). It is a highly cototient number.
- 119 is the order of the largest cyclic subgroups of the Monster group.
- 119 is the smallest composite number that is 1 less than a factorial (120 is 5!).
- 119 is a biprime, and the third in the {7.q} family.
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