Numbers·108
108
CVIII
1101100

The number 108 — factors and divisors

Abundant

108 = 2² × 3³. It has 12 divisors, adding up to 280.

Its divisors, itself excluded, add up to more than the number.

Laid out as dots

It fits as 9 × 12. The more divisors, the closer to a square.

Prime factors
2² × 3³
Divisors
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54, 108
Sum of divisors
280
Sum without itself
172
Coprime below it
36
Digit sum
9
Digital root
9
Roman numeral
CVIII
Binary
1101100
Octal
154
Hexadecimal
6C
Base 36
30
Bits
7 bits
Collatz steps
113 steps · peaks at 9,232
Prime before
107
Prime after
109

The grid

Ten per row, twenty rows. The filled cells are primes — you can see the multiples of 2 and 5 drop out in columns.

Numbers either side

How to read this

  • The prime factors are what the number is made of. The count and sum of divisors both follow from them.
  • Add the divisors, take the number away, and you get perfect, abundant or deficient.
  • The length of the binary form is the bit count. 255 taking eight digits is what a byte is.
  • Collatz: halve it if even, triple it and add one if odd. The count is how many moves reach 1.

Frequently asked questions

Q. Is 108 a prime number?

No. It breaks down into 2² × 3³.

Q. What are the divisors of 108?

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54, 108 — 12 divisors in all, adding up to 280.

Q. How is 108 written in binary?

1101100, which is 7 bits. In hexadecimal it is 6C.

Q. How many Collatz steps does 108 take?

It reaches 1 in 113, peaking at 9,232 on the way.