The Number

256

Two Hundred and Fifty-Six

In Base 8 Octal Is

4008

The numbers with a 8 subscript use Base 8 Octal notation.

For more familiar numbers: See Two Hundred and Fifty-Six in Base 10 Decimal

Nearby Numbers

Positive, nonzero integers within three units

253
3758
Two Hundred and Fifty-Three in Base 8 Octal
254
3768
Two Hundred and Fifty-Four in Base 8 Octal
255
3778
Two Hundred and Fifty-Five in Base 8 Octal
257
4018
Two Hundred and Fifty-Seven in Base 8 Octal
258
4028
Two Hundred and Fifty-Eight in Base 8 Octal
259
4038
Two Hundred and Fifty-Nine in Base 8 Octal

Scientific Notation

Scientific notation expresses a quantity as the product of its significand with 10 raised to an integer exponent.

2.56e2

Reciprocal

A number multiplied with its reciprocal is one.

0.0028

The reciprocal of 256 in Base 8 Octal.

Palindrome?

A numerical palindrome has the same value when all of its digits are reversed.

The number 4008 is not a palindrome.

Not A Prime Number

A prime number is a positive integer that is divisible only by itself and one.

Two hundred and fifty-six is a composite number with 9 total factors (including 1 and itself).   See primes in Base 8 Octal

A Composite

Composites have more than just these two factors.

Two hundred and fifty-six is a composite number with 9 total factors (including 1 and itself).

Prime Factors

The prime factors of a positive integer are the integers that divide it exactly and are also prime.

The number two hundred and fifty-six has the following 1 prime factor:

2
28
Two in Base 8 Octal

Prime Factorization

The prime factorization of a positive integer is the unique list of prime factors together with their multiplicities

288 = 4008

Base Conversions

The number two hundred and fifty-six in 35 different bases