103408

103408 is a natural number that follows 103407 and precedes 103409 in the integers. It is an even, composite number with a factorization that reveals its arithmetic structure.

Its prime factorization is 2^4 × 23 × 281. This shows that 103408 has multiple prime factors and is not a prime or a power of a smaller prime. The sum of its decimal digits is 1 + 0 + 3 + 4 + 0 + 8 = 16, and 103408 is divisible by 16 (103408 ÷ 16 = 6463), which makes it a Harshad (Niven) number in base 10.

In common numeral systems, 103408 is represented as 0x193F0 in hexadecimal and as 11001001111110000 in binary. The hexadecimal form arises from factoring 103408 as 0x193F0, while the binary form corresponds to the same value in base two, reflecting its 17-bit binary length when leading zeros are omitted.

As a mathematical object, 103408 illustrates typical properties of even composites with several prime factors and a straightforward base representation. Beyond its numeric properties, there is no widely recorded historical significance attached to this specific number. Numbers like 103408 often appear in educational contexts to demonstrate factorization, divisibility, and base conversions, rather than as standalone historical identifiers.

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