972

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

What does the number 972 look like?

This visualization shows the relationship between its 2 prime factors (large circles) and 18 divisors.

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

Prime factorization of 972:

22 × 35

(2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3)

See below for interesting mathematical facts about the number 972 from the Numbermatics database.


Names of 972

  • Cardinal: 972 can be written as Nine hundred seventy-two.

Scientific notation

  • Scientific notation: 9.72 × 102

Factors of 972

  • Number of distinct prime factors ω(n): 2
  • Total number of prime factors Ω(n): 7
  • Sum of prime factors: 5

Divisors of 972

  • Number of divisors d(n): 18
  • Complete list of divisors:
  • Sum of all divisors σ(n): 2548
  • Sum of proper divisors (its aliquot sum) s(n): 1576
  • 972 is an abundant number, because the sum of its proper divisors (1576) is greater than itself. Its abundance is 604

Bases of 972

  • Binary: 11110011002
  • Hexadecimal: 0x3CC
  • Base-36: R0

Squares and roots of 972

  • 972 squared (9722) is 944784
  • 972 cubed (9723) is 918330048
  • The square root of 972 is 31.1769145363
  • The cube root of 972 is 9.9057817467

Scales and comparisons

How big is 972?
  • 972 seconds is equal to 16 minutes, 12 seconds.
  • To count from 1 to 972 would take you about eight minutes.

    This is a very rough estimate, based on a speaking rate of half a second every third order of magnitude. If you speak quickly, you could probably say any randomly-chosen number between one and a thousand in around half a second. Very big numbers obviously take longer to say, so we add half a second for every extra x1000. (We do not count involuntary pauses, bathroom breaks or the necessity of sleep in our calculation!)

  • A cube with a volume of 972 cubic inches would be around 0.8 feet tall.

Recreational maths with 972

  • 972 backwards is 279
  • 972 is a Harshad number.
  • The number of decimal digits it has is: 3
  • The sum of 972's digits is 18
  • More coming soon!

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