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888 (number)

888 (eight hundred eight y-eight ) is t he nat ural number following 887 and preceding 889.
 ← 887 888 889 →

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Cardinal eight hundred eighty-eight

Ordinal 888th
(eight hundred eighty-eighth)

Factorization 23 × 3 × 37

Greek numeral ΩΠΗ´

Roman numeral DCCCLXXXVIII

Binary 11011110002

Ternary 10122203

Octal 15708

Duodecimal 62012

Hexadecimal 37816

In mathematics

888 is a repdigit (a number all of whose digit s are equal),[1] and a st robogrammat ic number (one
t hat reads t he same upside-down on a seven-segment calculat or display).[2] 8883 = 700227072
is t he smallest cube in which each digit occurs exact ly t hree t imes,[3] and t he only cube in which
t hree dist inct digit s each occur t hree t imes.[4] 888 t he smallest mult iple of 24 whose digit sum is
24,[5] and as well as being divisible by it s digit sum it is divisible by all of it s digit s.[6]

888 is a pract ical number, meaning t hat every posit ive int eger up t o 888 it self may be
represent ed as a sum of dist inct divisors of 888.[7]

There are exact ly 888 t rees wit h four unlabeled and t hree labeled nodes,[8] exact ly 888 seven-
node undirect ed graphs wit hout isolat ed vert ices,[9] and exact ly 888 non-alt ernat ing knot s
whose crossing number is 12.[10]

It is a happy number, meaning t hat repeat edly summing t he squares of it s digit s event ually leads
t o 1:

888 →64+64+64= 192→1+81+4= 86→64+36=100→1

Symbolism and numerology

The number 888 is oft en symbolised wit hin t he int ernat ional labour movement t o symbolise t he
8-hour day. Workers prot est ed for 8 hours work, 8 hours rest and 8 hours t ime t o t hemselves.

In some Christ ian numerology, t he number 888 represent s Jesus, or somet imes more specifically
Christ t he Redeemer. This represent at ion may be just ified eit her t hrough gemat ria, by count ing
t he let t er values of t he Greek t ranslit erat ion of Jesus' name,[11] or as an opposing value t o 666,
t he number of t he beast .[12] The numerological represent at ion of Jesus wit h t he number 888, as
t he sum of t he numerical values of t he let t ers of his name, was condemned by t he Church fat her
Irenaeus as convolut ed and an act which reduced "t he Lord of all t hings" t o somet hing
alphabet ical.[13]

In Chinese numerology, 888 usually means t riple fort une, as a form of st rengt hening of t he digit
8. On it s own, t he number 8 is oft en associat ed wit h great fort une, wealt h and spirit ual
enlight enment . Hence, 888 is considered t riple.[14] For t his reason, addresses and phone numbers
cont aining t he digit sequence 888 are considered part icularly lucky, and may command a premium
because of it .[15]

See also

888 (disambiguat ion)

References

1. Sloane, N. J. A. (ed.). "Sequence A010785 (Repdigit numbers, or numbers with repeated digits)" (http
s://oeis.org/A010785) . The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. OEIS Foundation.
 2. Sloane, N. J. A. (ed.). "Sequence A018846 (Strobogrammatic numbers: numbers that are the same
upside down (using calculator-style numerals))" (https://oeis.org/A018846) . The On-Line
Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. OEIS Foundation.

3. Sloane, N. J. A. (ed.). "Sequence A052071 (a(n)^3 is the smallest cube whose digits occur with the
same frequency n)" (https://oeis.org/A052071) . The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences.
OEIS Foundation.

4. Khovanova, Tanya (2008), Number Gossip (http://www.tanyakhovanova.com/publications/0804.227

7.pdf) (PDF), Gathering for Gardner, arXiv:0804.2277 (https://arxiv.org/abs/0804.2277) ,
Bibcode:2008arXiv0804.2277K (https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2008arXiv0804.2277K) .

5. Sloane, N. J. A. (ed.). "Sequence A002998 (Smallest multiple of n whose digits sum to n)" (https://oei
s.org/A002998) . The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. OEIS Foundation.

6. Sloane, N. J. A. (ed.). "Sequence A051004 (Numbers divisible both by their individual digits and by the
sum of their digits)" (https://oeis.org/A051004) . The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences.
OEIS Foundation.

7. Nombres pratiques (http://jean-paul.davalan.pagesperso-orange.fr/arit/pract/practicalsnumbers.ht

ml) Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20121113111121/http://jean-paul.davalan.pagesperso-o
range.fr/arit/pract/practicalsnumbers.html) 2012-11-13 at the Wayback Machine (in French), Jeux
et Mathématiques, Jean-Paul Davalan, retrieved 2013-01-31.

8. Sloane, N. J. A. (ed.). "Sequence A000269 (Number of trees with n nodes, 3 of which are labeled)" (htt
ps://oeis.org/A000269) . The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. OEIS Foundation.

9. Sloane, N. J. A. (ed.). "Sequence A002494 (Number of n-node graphs without isolated nodes)" (https://
oeis.org/A002494) . The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. OEIS Foundation.

10. Sloane, N. J. A. (ed.). "Sequence A051763 (Number of nonalternating knots with n crossings)" (https://
oeis.org/A051763) . The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. OEIS Foundation.

11. Dudley, Underwood (1997), Numerology: Or What Pythagoras Wrought (https://books.google.com/boo

ks?id=udptayxY2E8C&pg=PA105) , MAA Spectrum, Cambridge University Press, p. 105,
ISBN 9780883855249.

12. Cheiro (2005), Book Of Fate And Fortune: Numerology And Astrology (https://books.google.com/book
s?id=464XH0LOCEgC&pg=PA60) , Orient Paperbacks, p. 60, ISBN 9788122200461.

13. Juan Acevedo, Alphanumeric Cosmology from Greek to Arabic, Mohr Siebeck 2020 p. 159
14. Ratzan, Lee (2004), Understanding Information Systems: What They Do and Why We Need Them (http
s://books.google.com/books?id=lrdRYCRjUZUC&pg=PA202) , American Library Association, p. 202,
ISBN 9780838908686.

15. Hooker, John (2003), Working Across Cultures (https://books.google.com/books?id=wJXo_mOXd1IC&

pg=PA191) , Stanford University Press, p. 191, ISBN 9780804748070.

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