Number
8 in Roman numerals
8 is written VIII
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How VIII is built
Roman numerals are written one decimal place at a time, largest first.
- VIIIones · 8V (5) plus III (3) makes 8.
About the number 8
- 8 is even and can be split into prime factors: 2 × 2 × 2, or in Roman numerals II × II × II.
- 8 is a cube number: 2 × 2 × 2.
- VIII has 4 letters. 784 of the numbers up to 1,000 have longer numerals.
- On a clock face, 8 o'clock is VIII.
- As a month in a date, VIII is August.
- As a day of the month, VIII is the 8th. Write a date
Counting from 1 to 10
| Number | Roman numeral |
|---|---|
| 1 | I |
| 2 | II |
| 3 | III |
| 4 | IV |
| 5 | V |
| 6 | VI |
| 7 | VII |
| 8 | VIII |
| 9 | IX |
| 10 | X |