Number 256 facts
The even number 256 is spelled 🔊, and written in words: two hundred and fifty-six. The ordinal number 256th is said 🔊 and written as: two hundred and fifty-sixth. Phone prefix +256 or 00256. The meaning of the number 256 in Maths: Is it Prime? Factorization and prime factors tree. The square root and cube root of 256. What is 256 in computer science, numerology, codes and images, photo art, writing and naming in other languages. Other interesting facts, comments (1) related to 256. ‹‹ 255 257 ››
Interesting facts about the number 256

Asteroids
- (256) Walpurga is asteroid number 256. It was discovered by J. Palisa from Vienna Observatory on 4/3/1886.
Aircrafts and flights
- 01/11/1995 the Intercontinental de Aviación plane, flight number 256, Douglas DC-9-14 crashed in near María La Baja, Colombia 46 passengers and 5 crew members died.
Areas, mountains and surfaces
- The total area of Charcot Island is 580 square miles (1,500 square km). Country None (Antarctic territorial claims by Chile and United Kingdom). 256th largest island in the world.
Distances
- There is a 256 miles (411 km) direct distance between Adana (Turkey) and Antalya (Turkey).
- There is a 160 miles (256 km) direct distance between Farīdābād (India) and Gwalior (India).
- There is a 160 miles (256 km) direct distance between Gwangju (South Korea) and Incheon (South Korea).
- There is a 160 miles (256 km) direct distance between Changshu City (China) and Puyang (China).
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- There is a 256 miles (411 km) direct distance between Jalandhar (India) and Multān (Pakistan).
- There is a 256 miles (411 km) direct distance between Rājkot (India) and Thāne (India).
- There is a 256 miles (411 km) direct distance between Tongshan (China) and Wuxi (China).
- There is a 256 miles (411 km) direct distance between Xinxiang (China) and Zibo (China).
Games
- The number of pixels on one side of a Minecraft block.
- Pokémon Combusken (Wakashamo, Wakasyamo) is a pokémon number # 256 of the National Pokédex. Combusken is a fire-type Pokémon and it fights in the third generation. It is a Field Egg group Pokémon. The indexes ontros of Combusken are Hoenn index 005 .
History and politics
- United Nations Security Council Resolution number 256, adopted 16 August 1968. Condemns Israel’s attacks on Jordan.. Resolution text.
Mathematics
- 256 is the number of different values in one byte
- 256 is the smallest non-trivial 8th power.
Mobile and telephony
- 256 is an area code for Huntsville, Alabama (AL), USA, according to the North American Numbering Plan.
- Number 256 or +256 or 00256 is a dial the international call prefix for Uganda. (00/+) is dial the international call prefix.
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Weight conversion
256 kilograms (kg) = 564.4 pounds (lbs)
256 pounds (lbs) = 116.1 kilograms (kg)
Length conversion
256 kilometers (km) equals to 159.071 miles (mi).
256 miles (mi) equals to 411.992 kilometers (km).
256 meters (m) equals to 411.992 feet (ft).
256 feet (ft) equals 78.030 meters (m).
256 centimeters (cm) equals to 100.8 inches (in).
256 inches (in) equals to 650.2 centimeters (cm).
Temperature conversion
256° Fahrenheit (°F) equals to 124.4° Celsius (°C)
256° Celsius (°C) equals to 492.8° Fahrenheit (°F)
Power conversion
256 Horsepower (hp) equals to 188.26 kilowatts (kW)
256 kilowatts (kW) equals to 348.11 horsepower (hp)
Time conversion
(hours, minutes, seconds, days, weeks)256 seconds equals to 4 minutes, 16 seconds
256 minutes equals to 4 hours, 16 minutes
Codes and images of the number 256
Number 256 morse code: ..--- ..... -....Sign language for number 256:



Number 256 in braille:
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Year 256 AD
Gregorian, Hebrew, Islamic, Persian and Buddhist Year (Calendar)
Gregorian year 256 is Buddhist year 799.Buddhist year 256 is Gregorian year 287 a. C.
Gregorian year 256 is Islamic year -377 or -376.
Islamic year 256 is Gregorian year 869 or 870.
Gregorian year 256 is Persian year -367 or -366.
Persian year 256 is Gregorian 877 or 878.
Gregorian year 256 is Hebrew year 4016 or 4017.
Hebrew year 256 is Gregorian year 3504 a. C.
The Buddhist calendar is used in Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Burma. The Persian calendar is the official calendar in Iran and Afghanistan.
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Advanced math operations
Is Prime?
The number 256 is not a prime number. The closest prime numbers are 251, 257.
The 256th prime number in order is 1619.
Factorization and factors (dividers)
The prime factors of 256 are 28 or 2^8 or 2**8
The factors of 256 are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256.
Total factors 9.
Sum of factors 511 (255).
Prime factor tree
Powers
The second power of 2562 is 65.536.
The third power of 2563 is 16.777.216.
Roots
The square root √256 is 16 exact square root.
The cube root of 3√256 is 6,349604.
Logarithms
The natural logarithm of No. ln 256 = loge 256 = 5,545177.
The logarithm to base 10 of No. log10 256 = 2,40824.
The Napierian logarithm of No. log1/e 256 = -5,545177.
Trigonometric functions
The cosine of 256 is -0,039791.The sine of 256 is -0,999208.
The tangent of 256 is 25,111559.
Number 256 in Computer Science
Code type | Code value |
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Html | Ā LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH MACRON Ā Ā (Miscellaneous HTML entities) |
Unix time | Unix time 256 is equal to Thursday Jan. 1, 1970, 12:04:16 a.m. GMT |
IPv4, IPv6 | Number 256 internet address in dotted format v4 0.0.1.0, v6 ::100 |
256 Decimal | = 100000000 Binary |
256 Decimal | = 100111 Ternary |
256 Decimal | = 400 Octal |
256 Decimal | = 100 Hexadecimal (0x100 hex) |
256 BASE64 | MjU2 |
256 MD5 | f718499c1c8cef6730f9fd03c8125cab |
256 SHA1 | dd7c1a3d9d5627da9aea5415e3d07202bfb5925e |
256 SHA224 | 527bc7024168b0578195d43548635aada87d3d165f7767c27de3c8e7 |
256 SHA256 | 51e8ea280b44e16934d4d611901f3d3afc41789840acdff81942c2f65009cd52 |
256 SHA384 | 7a2f11a8c0ac374248d71933a1c9a8a45fc69f1125e3d9a49e48ef881f97935c9467cee51943d88fbb64bbf6b0af8acf |
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№ 256 in other languages
Spanish: | 🔊 (número 256) | doscientos cincuenta y seis |
German: | 🔊 (Nummer 256) | zweihundertsechsundfünfzig |
French: | 🔊 (nombre 256) | deux cent cinquante-six |
Portuguese: | 🔊 (número 256) | duzentos e cinquenta e seis |
Hindi: | 🔊 (संख्या 256) | दो सौ, छप्पन |
Chinese: | 🔊 (数 256) | 二百五十六 |
Arabian: | 🔊 (عدد 256) | مئتان و ستة و خمسون |
Czech: | 🔊 (číslo 256) | dvěstě padesát šest |
Korean: | 🔊 (번호 256) | 이백오십육 |
Danish: | 🔊 (nummer 256) | tohundrede og seksoghalvtreds |
Hebrew: | (מספר 256) | מאתיים חמישים ושש |
Dutch: | 🔊 (nummer 256) | tweehonderdzesenvijftig |
Japanese: | 🔊 (数 256) | 二百五十六 |
Indonesian: | 🔊 (jumlah 256) | dua ratus lima puluh enam |
Italian: | 🔊 (numero 256) | duecentocinquantasei |
Norwegian: | 🔊 (nummer 256) | to hundre og femti-seks |
Polish: | 🔊 (liczba 256) | dwieście pięćdziesiąt sześć |
Russian: | 🔊 (номер 256) | двести пятьдесят шесть |
Turkish: | 🔊 (numara 256) | ikiyüzellialtı |
Thai: | 🔊 (จำนวน 256) | สองร้อยห้าสิบหก |
Ukrainian: | 🔊 (номер 256) | двісті п'ятдесят шість |
Vietnamese: | 🔊 (con số 256) | hai trăm năm mươi sáu |
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Ayomide Awoniyi Oct. 24, 2023
256 is a square which there exists another square (625) with the same set of digits.
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Frequently asked questions about the number 256
How do you write the number 256 in words?
256 can be written as "two hundred and fifty-six".