number

数(かず) Number as in “200 years ago” or “43 people showed up.”   $$$
 
数字(すうじ) An integer – 1,2,3 are 数字 the same way that a,b, and c are 文字. (Or あ、い、え、う、お for that matter!)
 
号(ごう) A number which has been assigned to an object, as in, ‘room number’ or ‘phone number.’