* Noun: When referring to a large, unspecified quantity.
* Example: "There were hundreds of people at the concert."
* Adjective: When describing a quantity of something.
* Example: "She bought hundreds of books."
* Determiner: When specifying a quantity of something.
* Example: "Hundreds of students protested."
Let me know the sentence you're considering, and I can tell you the specific part of speech for "hundreds" in that context.