108 (number)

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108 is the natural number following 107 and preceding 109.

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Cardinal	one hundred [and] eight
Ordinal	108th
Factorization	$2^2 \cdot 3^3$
Divisors	2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54
Roman numeral	CVIII
Binary	1101100
Hexadecimal	6C

1 In mathematics
2 In other fields
- 2.1 One hundred [and] eight is also:
3 Reference
4 External links

[edit] In mathematics

One hundred [and] eight is an abundant number and a semiperfect number. It is a tetranacci number.

It is the hyperfactorial of 3 since it is of the form $1^1 \cdot 2^2 \cdot 3^3$ .

108 is a number that is divisible by the value of its φ function, which is 36. 108 is also divisible by the total number of its divisors (12), hence it is a refactorable number.

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

There are 108 free polyominoes of order 7.

In base 10, it is a Harshad number and a self number.

[edit] In other fields

[edit] One hundred [and] eight is also:

Sacred in Hinduism, Buddhism and other Dharmic religions:
- A mala (rosary) usually has beads for 108 repetitions of a mantra.
- Hindu deities have 108 names. Recital of these names, often accompanied by counting of 108-beaded Mala, is considered sacred and often done during religious ceremonies. The recital is called namajapa.
- It is described in the Srimad Bhagavatam that Krishna dances with 108 'Gopis' (cow-herd girls) in His Vrindavan pastimes, and later marries 16,108 wives in His city of Dwarka. Hare Krishna devotees thus hold 108 as a number of great significance.
- Siva Nataraja dances his cosmic dance in 108 poses.
- The number of sins in Tibetan Buddhism.
- In the temple Angkor Wat area there are numerous references to the number 108, which plays a significant role in the symbolism of the structure.
In Japan, at the end of the year, a bell is chimed 108 times to finish the old year and welcome the new one. Each ring represents one of 108 earthly temptations a person must overcome to achieve nirvana.
Traditionally the Angelus Bell is rung 108 times.
The atomic number of hassium.
The year AD 108 or 108 BC.
Ben Turpin's schtick for taking a fall similar to Chevy Chase.
In Homer's Odyssey, the number of suitors coveting Penelope, wife of Odysseus.
Chinese astrology and Tao philosophy holds that there are 108 sacred stars. (This legend is the basis of the Suikoden series of video games: each of the 108 playable characters represents a star in Chinese astrology).
There are 108 outlaws in the Chinese classic Water Margin/Outlaws of the Marsh.
108 Stars is also the name of a group of space pirates who use Tao magic in the anime Outlaw Star.
Several different Taijiquan long forms consist of 108 moves.
The number of surat al-Kawthar in the Qur'an, the smallest one of the Book.
The number of stitches on a baseball.
A Hare Krishna, or 'krishnacore' hardcore punk band '108'. [1]
The number of minutes that cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin orbited the earth during the first manned space flight.
The number of "missing" episodes of the BBC television program Doctor Who, destroyed in the 1970s.
Squaresoft's Final Fantasy Tactics has an accessory called 108 Gems, which cancels various status effects and enhances elemental magic spells.
The number of Mbit/s of a non-standard extension of IEEE 802.11g wireless network using channel bonding.
108 is a community of and for open source developers, created by Red Hat.
The Pokémon Mikaruge seems to be intricately linked to the number 108.
The sum of "The Numbers" in the American TV show Lost.
It is part of the Mythology in the videogame The Legend of Dragoon