How does Flash store integers internally? Why does it seem like all values are multiplied by 8 when viewing flash memory values?

Question

I've been messing with reverse engineering and flash games.

All tutorials that show how to memory edit flash games state that when searching for a target value, you must multiply it by 8. Here is a video example.

So, if you have 350 coins in some game, and you want to use a program such as Ollydbg or CheatEngine to find that value, you have to search for 2800, not 350. This is unique to memory editing flash games.

Can anyone shed some light on why this is? Are flash integers right shifted 3 places for some reason? Is it some other reason?