8088
The Intel 8088 is the processor IBM chose for the original PC.
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Where 8088 fits
Why 8088 is special
The 8088 was an 8086 with a narrower external bus, which made it cheaper to build a machine around. IBM's choice of it, and of an off-the-shelf operating system, is what made the PC clonable — and the clone market rather than the machine is what actually reshaped the industry.
8088 is part of
Factors & digit properties
- Divisors (16)
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 337, 674, 1011, 1348, 2022, 2696, 4044, 8088
- Prime factorisation
- 2^3 × 3 × 337
- Digit sum
- 24
- Digital root
- 6
Representations
- Decimal
- 8088
- Binary
- 1111110011000
- Octal
- 17630
- Hexadecimal
- 1f98
- Scientific notation
- 8.088 × 10^3
Other mathematical patterns
- Abundant number
- Happy number
- Harshad (Niven) number
Related numbers & connections
The 8088 is an 8086 with a narrower external bus, which made it cheaper to build a machine around. IBM's choice of the cheaper part for the original PC is what made the architecture clonable.
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Technology & computing
IBM built the original PC around the 8088 — an 8086 with a cheaper external bus — and paired it with an operating system it did not own. That combination is what let other manufacturers build compatible machines, and the clone market rather than the IBM PC itself is what reshaped the industry.
DocumentedTechnology & computingPeriod: 1981
Common questions
Is 8088 a prime number?
No, 8088 is not prime.
What are the factors of 8088?
The factors of 8088 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 337, 674, 1011, 1348, 2022, 2696, 4044, 8088.
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Contextual records: 1 reviewer-confirmed record, sourced and reviewed before publication.
Last reviewed: 3 August 2026