8,848
8,848 metres was the long-accepted height of Mount Everest, revised to 8,848.86 m in 2020.
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Where 8,848 fits
Why 8,848 is special
8,848 is a number that has been renegotiated. The 1954 Indian survey figure stood for decades; China and Nepal disagreed for years over whether to measure to rock or to snow, and in 2020 announced a joint figure of 8,848.86 m. The mountain is also rising a few millimetres a year as India pushes into Asia.
8,848 is part of
Factors & digit properties
- Divisors (20)
- 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 28, 56, 79, 112, 158, 316, 553, 632, 1106, 1264, 2212, 4424, 8848
- Prime factorisation
- 2^4 × 7 × 79
- Digit sum
- 28
- Digital root
- 1
Representations
- Decimal
- 8848
- Binary
- 10001010010000
- Octal
- 21220
- Hexadecimal
- 2290
- Scientific notation
- 8.848 × 10^3
Other mathematical patterns
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Related numbers & connections
Kangchenjunga and Everest are both in the eastern Himalaya. Kangchenjunga was believed to be the world's highest until 1852, when survey work displaced it.
View 8586 →K2 is 237 m lower than Everest and several times deadlier. Height alone is a poor predictor of difficulty, which the pair demonstrates as clearly as any two mountains.
View 8611 →Geography
Everest's accepted height stood at 8,848 m from a 1954 Indian survey, but China measured to the rock beneath the summit snow and Nepal to the snow itself, giving figures four metres apart. In 2020 the two governments announced a joint value of 8,848.86 m — a diplomatic settlement as much as a measurement.
DocumentedGeographyGeography: Nepal and ChinaPeriod: 1954 – 2020
Common questions
Is 8,848 a prime number?
No, 8,848 is not prime.
What are the factors of 8,848?
The factors of 8,848 are 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 28, 56, 79, 112, 158, 316, 553, 632, 1106, 1264, 2212, 4424, 8848.
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Contextual records: 1 reviewer-confirmed record, sourced and reviewed before publication.
Last reviewed: 3 August 2026