Ninety-seven

Ninety-seven (97, XCVII) is the natural number following ninety-six and preceding ninety-eight. It is the 25th prime number, following eighty-nine and preceding one hundred one.

Ninety-seven is also:

• The atomic number of berkelium, an actinide.
• The designation of Interstate 97, a freeway in Maryland, the shortest Interstate freeway in the continental United States.

This article is about the number. For the year AD 97, see 97.