36

36 is an even composite number composed of two prime numbers multiplied together.

What does the number 36 look like?

This visualization shows the relationship between its 2 prime factors (large circles) and 9 divisors.

36 is an even composite number. It is composed of two distinct prime numbers multiplied together. It has a total of nine divisors.

Prime factorization of 36:

2² × 3²

(2 × 2 × 3 × 3)

See below for interesting mathematical facts about the number 36 from the Numbermatics database.

Names of 36

Cardinal: 36 can be written as Thirty-six.

Scientific notation

Scientific notation: 3.6 × 10¹

Factors of 36

Number of distinct prime factors ω(n): 2
Total number of prime factors Ω(n): 4
Sum of prime factors: 5

Divisors of 36

Number of divisors d(n): 9
Complete list of divisors:
1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36
Sum of all divisors σ(n): 91
Sum of proper divisors (its aliquot sum) s(n): 55
36 is an abundant number, because the sum of its proper divisors (55) is greater than itself. Its abundance is 19

Bases of 36

Binary: 100100₂
Hexadecimal: 0x24
Base-36: 10

Squares and roots of 36

36 squared (36²) is 1296
36 cubed (36³) is 46656
36 is a perfect square number. Its square root is 6
The cube root of 36 is 3.3019272489

Scales and comparisons

How big is 36?

A cube with a volume of 36 cubic inches would be around 0.3 feet tall.

Recreational maths with 36

36 backwards is 63
36 is a Harshad number.
The number of decimal digits it has is: 2
The sum of 36's digits is 9
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