zweihundert

Zweihundert is the German cardinal number equal to 200. It is used to count and quantify objects, ages, distances, and other quantities, and appears in phrases such as zweihundert Jahre or zweihundert Exemplare. The word is formed from zwei (two) and hundert (hundred) and is written as a single compound word under modern German orthography.

In numerals, 200 is written as 200. In Roman numerals it is CC, and in binary it is 11001000. The number 200 is composite, with prime factorization 2^3 × 5^2.

For numbers 200 and above, German typically forms the hundreds by starting with zweihundert and appending the remainder after it, for example zweihundertdreiundvierzig for 243. The general pattern follows the standard German system of tens and units inside the remaining part (e.g., dreiundvierzig for 43).

Historically, earlier texts sometimes used zwei hundred or a spaced form; today zweihundert is the preferred spelling in most German-language references.

See also: Hundert; German numerals.