Numbers·240
240
CCXL
11110000

The number 240 — factors and divisors

Abundant

240 = 2⁴ × 3 × 5. It has 20 divisors, adding up to 744.

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

Laid out as dots

It fits as 15 × 16. The more divisors, the closer to a square.

Prime factors
2⁴ × 3 × 5
Divisors
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 20, 24, 30, 40, 48, 60, 80, 120, 240
Sum of divisors
744
Sum without itself
504
Coprime below it
64
Digit sum
6
Digital root
6
Roman numeral
CCXL
Binary
11110000
Octal
360
Hexadecimal
F0
Base 36
6O
Bits
8 bits
Collatz steps
21 steps · peaks at 240
Prime before
239
Prime after
241

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 240 a prime number?

No. It breaks down into 2⁴ × 3 × 5.

Q. What are the divisors of 240?

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 20, 24, 30, 40, 48, 60, 80, 120, 240 — 20 divisors in all, adding up to 744.

Q. How is 240 written in binary?

11110000, which is 8 bits. In hexadecimal it is F0.

Q. How many Collatz steps does 240 take?

It reaches 1 in 21, peaking at 240 on the way.