232
+232 is the international calling code for Sierra Leone.
- Even
- Composite
Where 232 fits
Why 232 is special
Sierra Leone's capital Freetown was founded as a settlement for freed and formerly enslaved people, including many who had fought for Britain in the American war.
232 connects to:
- 231 — is adjacent to
Same number, different meanings
How 232 is understood across different contexts — never implying one meaning because of another.
- Mathematics
Sierra Leone's capital Freetown was founded as a settlement for freed and formerly enslaved people, including many who had fought for Britain in the American war.
- Science
The melting point of tin is 232 degrees Celsius (worldwide, at standard pressure). The reason solder is mostly tin: a joint has to melt well below the temperature that would damage whatever it is joining.
- Geography
+232 reaches Sierra Leone, whose capital was established in 1792 partly to resettle people freed from slavery, including Black Loyalists from North America and Nova Scotia.
- Media & popular culture
BWV 232 assembles material Bach wrote across three decades into a single Latin mass far too long for any liturgy he could have used it in.
232 is part of
Factors & digit properties
- Divisors (8)
- 1, 2, 4, 8, 29, 58, 116, 232
- Prime factorisation
- 2^3 × 29
- Digit sum
- 7
- Digital root
- 7
Representations
- Decimal
- 232
- Scientific notation
- 2.320 × 10^2
Roman numerals
C C X X X I I
Binary
1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
1 × 128 + 1 × 64 + 1 × 32 + 0 × 16 + 1 × 8 + 0 × 4 + 0 × 2 + 0 × 1 = 232
Octal
3 5 0
3 × 64 + 5 × 8 + 0 × 1 = 232
Hexadecimal
e 8
e × 16 + 8 × 1 = 232
Read as powers of two: 128 + 64 + 32 + 8 = 232.
In historical numeral systems
Egyptian
2 coils of rope, 3 hobbles, 2 strokes
2 × 100 + 3 × 10 + 2 × 1 = 232. The signs are simply repeated and added; where they sit on the line is a matter of layout, not value.
Babylonian
3 vertical wedges (sixties place), 5 corner wedges + 2 vertical wedges (units place)
3 × 60 + 52 = 232. Places are separated by a space on the tablet, with the higher place written first.
Greek (Ionic)
sigma, then lambda, then beta, marked as a numeral
sigma-lambda-beta + keraia
sigma + lambda + beta written in descending order and added — the letters carry their values wherever they stand, so this is addition, not place value.
Hebrew numerals
resh, then lamed, then bet
resh-lamed-bet
resh (200) + lamed (30) + bet (2) = 232, written in descending order.
Maya
2 bars + 1 dot (upper, twenties place) over 2 bars + 2 dots (lower, units place)
11 × 20 + 12 = 232. Places stack vertically with the smallest at the bottom, so the upper group is worth twenty times the lower.
Systems that simply cannot reach this value are left out. Where a script needs a font most readers do not have, the reading is given instead of the glyphs — see number systems for each system in full.
Other mathematical patterns
- Palindromic number
- Deficient number
Related numbers & connections
Sierra Leone and Liberia were both founded as settlements for freed and formerly enslaved people, by Britain and the United States respectively.
View 231 →Nearby in a sequence
- is adjacent to231
why?
Strength 0.50, confidence "high".
Science
The melting point of tin is 232 degrees Celsius (worldwide, at standard pressure). The reason solder is mostly tin: a joint has to melt well below the temperature that would damage whatever it is joining.
DocumentedScienceGeography: worldwide, at standard pressure
Geography
+232 reaches Sierra Leone, whose capital was established in 1792 partly to resettle people freed from slavery, including Black Loyalists from North America and Nova Scotia.
DocumentedGeographyGeography: Sierra Leone
Media & popular culture
BWV 232 assembles material Bach wrote across three decades into a single Latin mass far too long for any liturgy he could have used it in.
DocumentedMedia & popular cultureGeography: GermanyPeriod: 1749
Common questions
Is 232 a prime number?
No, 232 is not prime.
What are the factors of 232?
The factors of 232 are 1, 2, 4, 8, 29, 58, 116, 232.
What is 232 in Roman numerals?
232 in Roman numerals is CCXXXII.
About this page's data
Mathematical facts:computed directly from the number's value — nothing to source or verify externally.
Contextual records: 3 reviewer-confirmed records, sourced and reviewed before publication.
Last reviewed: 15 July 2026