Ninety-eight (98, XCVIII) is the natural number following ninety-seven and preceding ninety-nine. It is a composite number, with its divisors being 2, 7, 14, and 49; its factorization is
Ninety-eight is also:
- The atomic number of californium, an actinide.
- In the name of the band 98 Degrees.
- The number of sons of Ater in the Census of men of Israel upon return from exile (Holy Bible, Ezra 2:16)