CCCXXXVIII

CCCXXXVIII is a Roman numeral representing the number 338. Roman numerals are a numeral system that originated in ancient Rome and remained the usual way of writing numbers throughout Europe well into the Late Middle Ages. Numbers in this system are represented by combinations of letters from the Latin alphabet. The basic symbols are I (1), V (5), X (10), L (50), C (100), D (500), and M (1000).

The numeral CCCXXXVIII is constructed by combining these symbols. The numeral consists of three Cs (hundreds), two Xs (tens), and eight Is (ones). The value of CCCXXXVIII is calculated by summing the values of its constituent symbols: 300 (from CCC) + 20 (from XX) + 8 (from IIIIIIII or VIII) = 338.

Roman numerals are often used in contexts where a more formal or traditional style is preferred, such as in book titles, movie subtitles, and historical documents. They are also used in some systems of numbering years, such as the year of the world in the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar. However, Roman numerals are not commonly used in modern mathematics or for general purposes due to their lack of a positional notation system.