9600
9600 baud is the classic default speed for a serial connection.
- Even
- Composite
Where 9600 fits
Why 9600 is special
9600 bits per second is slow enough to be reliable over long or noisy cables and fast enough to be useful, which is why it survived as the default for configuring switches, industrial controllers and embedded boards long after general-purpose links became thousands of times faster.
Factors & digit properties
- Divisors (48)
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 20, 24, 25, 30, 32, 40, 48, 50, 60, 64, 75, 80, 96, 100, 120, 128, 150, 160, 192, 200, 240, 300, 320, 384, 400, 480, 600, 640, 800, 960, 1200, 1600, 1920, 2400, 3200, 4800, 9600
- Prime factorisation
- 2^7 × 3 × 5^2
- Digit sum
- 15
- Digital root
- 6
Representations
- Decimal
- 9600
- Scientific notation
- 9.600 × 10^3
Roman numerals
Roman numerals as modelled here goes up to 3,999.
Binary
1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 × 8,192 + 0 × 4,096 + 0 × 2,048 + 1 × 1,024 + 0 × 512 + 1 × 256 + 1 × 128 + 0 × 64 + 0 × 32 + 0 × 16 + 0 × 8 + 0 × 4 + 0 × 2 + 0 × 1 = 9,600
Octal
2 2 6 0 0
2 × 4,096 + 2 × 512 + 6 × 64 + 0 × 8 + 0 × 1 = 9,600
Hexadecimal
2 5 8 0
2 × 4,096 + 5 × 256 + 8 × 16 + 0 × 1 = 9,600
Read as powers of two: 8,192 + 1,024 + 256 + 128 = 9,600.
In historical numeral systems
Egyptian
9 lotuses, 6 coils of rope
9 × 1,000 + 6 × 100 = 9,600. The signs are simply repeated and added; where they sit on the line is a matter of layout, not value.
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
- Harshad (Niven) number
Technology & computing
9,600 bits per second is fast enough to be useful and slow enough to survive long or electrically noisy cable runs. That balance is why it remains the default for console access to network switches, industrial controllers and embedded boards decades after general-purpose links became far faster.
DocumentedTechnology & computing
Common questions
Is 9600 a prime number?
No, 9600 is not prime.
What are the factors of 9600?
The factors of 9600 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 20, 24, 25, 30, 32, 40, 48, 50, 60, 64, 75, 80, 96, 100, 120, 128, 150, 160, 192, 200, 240, 300, 320, 384, 400, 480, 600, 640, 800, 960, 1200, 1600, 1920, 2400, 3200, 4800, 9600.
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