96 (number)
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96 is a natural number that comes after 95 and before 97. It is an even number, divisible by many numbers, which makes it frequently used in measurement and division.
In Roman numerals it is written XCVI. In binary notation it is 1100000, while in hexadecimal it is 60.
Mathematical properties
96 is a composite number with prime factorization 2⁵ × 3. Its divisors are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, and 96—a total of 12 divisors. The sum of its proper divisors (all divisors except the number itself) is 156, which exceeds 96, making it an abundant number.
96 equals 32 multiplied by 3 (32 × 3), and can also be expressed as 4 × 24 and 6 × 16. Because it has a high power of 2 as a factor, it divides evenly by 2, 4, 3, 6, and 12—properties that support its use in commercial measurement and division of warehouse quantities.
General use
96 hours equals exactly four full days. It is also used to denote various measurements and counts, such as the number of units in computational frameworks or numerical sequences in vehicle and building identification systems.
In chemistry, atomic number 96 corresponds to the element curium (Cm), one of the actinide elements produced artificially.