8872

8872 is a natural number that follows 8871 and precedes 8873. It is an even number. In base 10, its prime factorization is 2 x 2 x 2 x 1109. The number 1109 is a prime number. Therefore, 8872 can also be expressed as 2^3 x 1109. It is a composite number. The sum of its digits is 8 + 8 + 7 + 2 = 25.

In Roman numerals, 8872 would be written as VMMMDCCCLXXII. This representation is derived by combining the values for 5000 (V with a bar over it), 3000 (MMM), 800 (DCCC), 70 (LXX), and 2 (II).

The year 8872 AD would occur in the 9th millennium. The year 8872 BC would be in the 9th millennium BC. In astronomical contexts, numbers like 8872 might refer to catalog designations for stars, asteroids, or other celestial bodies, though no widely known astronomical object is designated solely as "8872" without further alphanumeric identifiers.