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108 (number)

108 is the natural number following 107 and preceding 109.

List of numbers — Integers << 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 >>
Cardinal	one hundred [and] eight
Ordinal	108th
Factorization
Divisors	2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54
Roman numeral	CVIII
Binary	1101100
Hexadecimal	6C

In mathematics

One hundred eight is an abundant number and a tetranacci number. It is the hyperfactorial of 3.

In normal space, the interior angles of an equilateral pentagon measure 108 degrees each.

In other fields

One hundred eight is also:

• The atomic number of hassium.
• In Homer's Odyssey, the number of suitors coveting Penelope, wife of Odysseus.
• The year AD 108 or 108 BC.
• Chinese astrology holds that there are 108 sacred stars. (This legend is the basis of the Suikoden series of games: each of the 108 playable characters is a representation of a star in Chinese astrology.)

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