• 296 can be written using four 4's:

See also 113.

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296 has 8 divisors (see below), whose sum is σ = 570. Its totient is φ = 144.

The previous prime is 293. The next prime is 307. The reversal of 296 is 692.

296 is an esthetic number in base 6, because in such base its adjacent digits differ by 1.

It can be written as a sum of positive squares in only one way, i.e., 196 + 100 = 14^2 + 10^2 .

It is a tau number, because it is divible by the number of its divisors (8).

It is an alternating number because its digits alternate between even and odd.

296 is an undulating number in base 6.

It is a plaindrome in base 9, base 11, base 13, base 15 and base 16.

It is not an unprimeable number, because it can be changed into a prime (293) by changing a digit.

It is a pernicious number, because its binary representation contains a prime number (3) of ones.

It is a polite number, since it can be written as a sum of consecutive naturals, namely, 11 + ... + 26.

It is an amenable number.

296 is a deficient number, since it is larger than the sum of its proper divisors (274).

296 is a wasteful number, since it uses less digits than its factorization.

296 is an odious number, because the sum of its binary digits is odd.

The sum of its prime factors is 43 (or 39 counting only the distinct ones).

The product of its digits is 108, while the sum is 17.

The square root of 296 is about 17.2046505341. The cubic root of 296 is about 6.6644437033.

Adding to 296 its sum of digits (17), we get a palindrome (313).

Adding to 296 its product of digits (108), we get a palindrome (404).

The spelling of 296 in words is "two hundred ninety-six", and thus it is an aban number.