217 (two hundred [and] seventeen) is the natural number following 216 and preceding 218.

In mathematics

217 is a centered hexagonal number, a 12-gonal number, a centered 36-gonal number, a Fermat pseudoprime to base 5, and a Blum integer. It is both the sum of two positive cubes and the difference of two positive consecutive cubes in exactly one way: 217 = 6 3 + 1 3 = 9 3 − 8 3 {\displaystyle 217=6^{3}+1^{3}=9^{3}-8^{3}}. When written in binary, it is a non-repetitive Kaprekar number. It is also the sum of all the divisors of 100 and the number of week-month combinations in the Gregorian calendar (Monday the 1st, Tuesday the 2nd, Wednesday the 3rd, etc.).

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