944
The Porsche 944 was the company's best-selling model of its era.
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Where 944 fits
Why 944 is special
It used a four-cylinder engine derived from half of the 928's V8, which is an unusually direct case of one design being cut in two.
Same number, different meanings
How 944 is understood across different contexts — never implying one meaning because of another.
- Mathematics
It used a four-cylinder engine derived from half of the 928's V8, which is an unusually direct case of one design being cut in two.
- Technology & computing
The Porsche 944 was produced from 1982 to 1991. Its inline-four was closely related to one bank of the 928's V8, and the model outsold other Porsche lines during the 1980s.
- Media & popular culture
D. 944 was found among Schubert's papers by Schumann a decade after the composer's death and first performed by Mendelssohn in 1839.
Factors & digit properties
- Divisors (10)
- 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 59, 118, 236, 472, 944
- Prime factorisation
- 2^4 × 59
- Digit sum
- 17
- Digital root
- 8
Representations
- Decimal
- 944
- Scientific notation
- 9.440 × 10^2
Roman numerals
C M X L I V
CMXLIV uses the subtractive pair IV: one before five — five minus one.
Binary
1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1 × 512 + 1 × 256 + 1 × 128 + 0 × 64 + 1 × 32 + 1 × 16 + 0 × 8 + 0 × 4 + 0 × 2 + 0 × 1 = 944
Octal
1 6 6 0
1 × 512 + 6 × 64 + 6 × 8 + 0 × 1 = 944
Hexadecimal
3 b 0
3 × 256 + b × 16 + 0 × 1 = 944
Read as powers of two: 512 + 256 + 128 + 32 + 16 = 944.
In historical numeral systems
Egyptian
9 coils of rope, 4 hobbles, 4 strokes
9 × 100 + 4 × 10 + 4 × 1 = 944. The signs are simply repeated and added; where they sit on the line is a matter of layout, not value.
Babylonian
1 corner wedge + 5 vertical wedges (sixties place), 4 corner wedges + 4 vertical wedges (units place)
15 × 60 + 44 = 944. Places are separated by a space on the tablet, with the higher place written first.
Greek (Ionic)
sampi, then mu, then delta, marked as a numeral
sampi-mu-delta + keraia
sampi + mu + delta written in descending order and added — the letters carry their values wherever they stand, so this is addition, not place value.
Hebrew numerals
tav, then tav, then qof, then mem, then dalet
tav-tav-qof-mem-dalet
tav (400) + tav (400) + qof (100) + mem (40) + dalet (4) = 944, written in descending order.
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
- Deficient number
Related numbers & connections
The 924 was designed for Volkswagen, bought back after cancellation, and developed into the 944.
View 924 →Technology & computing
The Porsche 944 was produced from 1982 to 1991. Its inline-four was closely related to one bank of the 928's V8, and the model outsold other Porsche lines during the 1980s.
DocumentedTechnology & computingGeography: GermanyPeriod: 1982–1991
Media & popular culture
D. 944 was found among Schubert's papers by Schumann a decade after the composer's death and first performed by Mendelssohn in 1839.
DocumentedMedia & popular cultureGeography: AustriaPeriod: 1826
Common questions
Is 944 a prime number?
No, 944 is not prime.
What are the factors of 944?
The factors of 944 are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 59, 118, 236, 472, 944.
What is 944 in Roman numerals?
944 in Roman numerals is CMXLIV. IV is subtractive: one before five — five minus one. Written additively it would be DCCCCXXXXIIII, which Roman inscriptions used freely — the strict subtractive form is a later convention.
About this page's data
Mathematical facts:computed directly from the number's value — nothing to source or verify externally.
Contextual records: 2 reviewer-confirmed records, sourced and reviewed before publication.
Last reviewed: 15 July 2026