248 in Roman Numerals
248
CCX (subtracted)LVIII
two hundred forty-eight
How CCXLVIII is formed
| Place | Value | Symbols |
|---|---|---|
| Hundreds | 200 | CC |
| Tens | 40 | X (subtracted)L |
| Units | 8 | VIII |
| Total | 248 | CCXLVIII |
CCXLVIII is written one place at a time, from the largest to the smallest: CC (200) + XL (40) + VIII (8) = 248.
XL is the only subtraction: the X before the L takes away 10, so XL = 40.
Common mistakes
Wrong: CCXXXXVIII
Why isn't 248 written as CCXXXXVIII?
A symbol can't be repeated four times in a row. 40 is XL (50 − 10), not XXXX, so 248 is CCXLVIII.
Wrong: CCXLIIX
Why isn't 248 written as CCXLIIX?
Only one smaller symbol can stand before a larger one, so IIX doesn't work. 8 is VIII (5 + 3), so 248 is CCXLVIII.
Numbers near 248
Properties of 248
- Prime factors
- 2³ × 31
- Divisors
- 1, 2, 4, 8, 31, 62, 124, 248
- Even or odd
- Even
- Prime number
- No
- Letters in CCXLVIII
- 8
248,000 in Roman numerals
With a bar over it (vinculum), C̅C̅X̅L̅V̅I̅I̅I̅ means 248 × 1,000 = 248,000. How Roman numerals work