Number 8 - properties and curiosities

8 (number)

8

Number 8 properties

  • Fibonacci
  • Palindrome
  • Harshad
  • Armstrong
  • 8 is an even number.
  • 8 is a palindrome.
  • 8 is a perfect cube (2 × 2 × 2).
  • 8 is an Armstrong (or Narcissistic) number, which means it is the sum of its own digits each raised to the power of the number of digits.
  • 8 is Fibonacci number #6.
  • 8 is a Harshad number, which means it is divisible by the sum of its digits (8 = 8, and 8 is divisible by 8).

Prime factorization

Prime factorization of 8: 2^3.

Divisors

Divisor count: 4

1, 2, 4, 8

Factors of 8 are: 1, 2, 4, 8.

Representations

In octal, 8 is represented as 10.

In binary, 8 is represented as 1000.

In hex, 8 is represented as 8.

Roman numeral: VIII

Curiosities

  • 8 appears in the Fibonacci sequence, where each number is the sum of the previous two.
  • 8 reads the same from left to right and right to left.
  • 8 is divisible by the sum of its digits.

Quick answers

Is 8 prime?
No, 8 is not prime.

What are the factors of 8?
1, 2, 4, 8

What is 8 in binary?
1000