288
The Ferrari 288 GTO was built to satisfy a racing rule and never raced.
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Where 288 fits
Why 288 is special
Group B required 200 road cars to be produced for homologation. The category was abolished, the cars were sold anyway, and the model became the ancestor of Ferrari's limited-run supercars.
Factors & digit properties
- Divisors (18)
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18, 24, 32, 36, 48, 72, 96, 144, 288
- Prime factorisation
- 2^5 × 3^2
- Digit sum
- 18
- Digital root
- 9
Representations
- Decimal
- 288
- Scientific notation
- 2.880 × 10^2
Roman numerals
C C L X X X V I I I
Binary
1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 × 256 + 0 × 128 + 0 × 64 + 1 × 32 + 0 × 16 + 0 × 8 + 0 × 4 + 0 × 2 + 0 × 1 = 288
Octal
4 4 0
4 × 64 + 4 × 8 + 0 × 1 = 288
Hexadecimal
1 2 0
1 × 256 + 2 × 16 + 0 × 1 = 288
Read as powers of two: 256 + 32 = 288.
In historical numeral systems
Egyptian
2 coils of rope, 8 hobbles, 8 strokes
2 × 100 + 8 × 10 + 8 × 1 = 288. The signs are simply repeated and added; where they sit on the line is a matter of layout, not value.
Babylonian
4 vertical wedges (sixties place), 4 corner wedges + 8 vertical wedges (units place)
4 × 60 + 48 = 288. Places are separated by a space on the tablet, with the higher place written first.
Greek (Ionic)
sigma, then pi, then eta, marked as a numeral
sigma-pi-eta + keraia
sigma + pi + eta 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 pe, then het
resh-pe-het
resh (200) + pe (80) + het (8) = 288, written in descending order.
Maya
2 bars + 4 dots (upper, twenties place) over 1 bar + 3 dots (lower, units place)
14 × 20 + 8 = 288. 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
- Abundant number
- Powerful number
- Harshad (Niven) number
Related numbers & connections
The 288 GTO and 959 were both built to homologate Group B entries, and the category was abolished before either raced. Two supercars exist because of a rule that stopped applying.
View 959 →Technology & computing
The 288 GTO existed to meet a production requirement for Group B racing, which ended before it competed. The rule created a road car with no purpose, and the format outlived the regulation entirely.
DocumentedTechnology & computingGeography: ItalyPeriod: 1984
Common questions
Is 288 a prime number?
No, 288 is not prime.
What are the factors of 288?
The factors of 288 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18, 24, 32, 36, 48, 72, 96, 144, 288.
What is 288 in Roman numerals?
288 in Roman numerals is CCLXXXVIII.
About this page's data
Mathematical facts:computed directly from the number's value — nothing to source or verify externally.
Contextual records: 1 reviewer-confirmed record, sourced and reviewed before publication.
Last reviewed: 15 July 2026