# 3 | | **3** (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cultural significance in many societies. | |-|-| | | wikipedia:: [3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3) | aka:: three, triad vs:: [[4]], tetrad [[Trichotomy (philosophy)]] > [!summary]- Wikipedia Synopsis > **3** (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cultural significance in many societies. [[Ternary numeral system]] [[Ternary relation]] [[Ternary operation]] [[Trinity]] [[Triangulation]] ## Words for numbers ![[Number#Terms and words for numbers]]