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256 (number) - Definition and Overview
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Two hundred fifty-six (256, CCLVI) is the natural number following two hundred and fifty-five and preceding two hundred and fifty seven. It is a composite number, with the factorization 256 = 28, which makes it a power of two.

256
CardinalTwo hundred [and] fifty-six
Ordinal256th
Factorization<math>256 = 2^8<math>
Roman numeralCCLVI
Binary100000000
Hexadecimal100

It is also equal to:

Two hundred fifty-six is also:

  • The number of characters in the new Braille 8-dot system
  • The number of different values in one byte, which makes it the typical number of different values in each color channel of a digital color image (see color space encoding)

See also: Two hundred

Example Usage of (number)
xxraraxlovexyou: sleepy, uh, phone then going to bed, text if you have the number.: http://chatter.com/a/efgj
igotgamebra: #iaintafraidtosay if u call me while I'm tweetin I will delete yo number for fuckin up my tweets
manyko2: RT @gammawaif: @manyko2 @EileenLeft @Karoli I was gonna say $150 is a good number // I'll buy that Deborah. What do our contestants say?
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