6800
The Motorola 6800 was the rival design that produced the 6502.
- Even
- Composite
Where 6800 fits
Why 6800 is special
Engineers who left Motorola after the 6800 went on to design the 6502, which undercut it dramatically on price. The 6800's descendants nonetheless run in vast numbers as embedded controllers.
6800 is part of
Factors & digit properties
- Divisors (30)
- 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 17, 20, 25, 34, 40, 50, 68, 80, 85, 100, 136, 170, 200, 272, 340, 400, 425, 680, 850, 1360, 1700, 3400, 6800
- Prime factorisation
- 2^4 × 5^2 × 17
- Digit sum
- 14
- Digital root
- 5
Representations
- Decimal
- 6800
- Binary
- 1101010010000
- Octal
- 15220
- Hexadecimal
- 1a90
- Scientific notation
- 6.800 × 10^3
Other mathematical patterns
- Abundant number
- Happy number
Related numbers & connections
Motorola's 6800 and the 6510 in the Commodore 64 descend from the same rivalry: engineers left Motorola after the 6800 and produced the 6502, which the 6510 extends.
View 6510 →Technology & computing
Chuck Peddle and colleagues left Motorola after the 6800 and produced the 6502 at a fraction of the price. The 6800 line survived in embedded control while the 6502 took the home computer market.
DocumentedTechnology & computingPeriod: 1974
Common questions
Is 6800 a prime number?
No, 6800 is not prime.
What are the factors of 6800?
The factors of 6800 are 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 17, 20, 25, 34, 40, 50, 68, 80, 85, 100, 136, 170, 200, 272, 340, 400, 425, 680, 850, 1360, 1700, 3400, 6800.
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: 3 August 2026