Numbers·216
216
CCXVI
11011000

The number 216 — factors and divisors

Abundant

216 = 2³ × 3³. It has 16 divisors, adding up to 600.

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

Families it belongs to

Cube

A number times itself three times — the dots stack into a cube.

Laid out as dots

It fits as 12 × 18. The more divisors, the closer to a square.

Prime factors
2³ × 3³
Divisors
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 27, 36, 54, 72, 108, 216
Sum of divisors
600
Sum without itself
384
Coprime below it
72
Digit sum
9
Digital root
9
Roman numeral
CCXVI
Binary
11011000
Octal
330
Hexadecimal
D8
Base 36
60
Bits
8 bits
Collatz steps
114 steps · peaks at 9,232
Prime before
211
Prime after
223

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 216 a prime number?

No. It breaks down into 2³ × 3³.

Q. What are the divisors of 216?

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 27, 36, 54, 72, 108, 216 — 16 divisors in all, adding up to 600.

Q. How is 216 written in binary?

11011000, which is 8 bits. In hexadecimal it is D8.

Q. How many Collatz steps does 216 take?

It reaches 1 in 114, peaking at 9,232 on the way.