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Tuesday, November 02, 2010

Roman Numbers

Roman Numerals
Roman numerals are written as combinations of the seven letters in the table below. The letters can be written as capital (XVI) or lower-case letters (xvi).
Roman Numerals
I = 1
C = 100
V = 5
D = 500
X = 10
M = 1000
L = 50

If smaller numbers follow larger numbers, the numbers are added. If a smaller number precedes a larger number, the smaller number is subtracted from the larger. For example:
  • VIII = 5+3 = 8
  • IX = 10-1 = 9
  • XL = 50-10 = 40
  • XC = 100-10 = 90
  • MCMLXXXIV = 1000+(1000-100)+50+30+(5-1) = 1984
Roman Numeral table
1
I
14
XIV
27
XXVII
150
CL
2
II
15
XV
28
XXVIII
200
CC
3
III
16
XVI
29
XXIX
300
CCC
4
IV
17
XVII
30
XXX
400
CD
5
V
18
XVIII
31
XXXI
500
D
6
VI
19
XIX
40
XL
600
DC
7
VII
20
XX
50
L
700
DCC
8
VIII
21
XXI
60
LX
800
DCCC
9
IX
22
XXII
70
LXX
900
CM
10
X
23
XXIII
80
LXXX
1000
M
11
XI
24
XXIV
90
XC
1600
MDC
12
XII
25
XXV
100
C
1700
MDCC
13
XIII
26
XXVI
101
CI
1900
MCM

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