256 (number)

256

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two hundred fifty-six

256th
(two hundred fifty-sixth)

2⁸

CCLVI

100000000₂

100111₃

10000₄

2011₅

1104₆

400₈

194₁₂

100₁₆

CG₂₀

74₃₆

256 (two hundred [and] fifty-six) is the natural number following 255 and preceding 257.

256 is a composite number, with the factorization 256 = 2⁸, which makes it a power of two.

One octet (and in the most case one byte) is equal to eight bits and has 2⁸ or 256 possible values, counting from 0 to 255. The number 256 often appears in computer applications (especially on 8-bit systems) such as:

256 is also:

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