Roman Numerals

“Roman numerals, the numeric system used in ancient Rome, employs combinations of letters from the Latin alphabet to signify values.”
-Wikipedia

It goes like this:

I = one
II = two
III = three
IV = four
V = five
VI = six
VII = seven
VIII = eight
IX = nine
X = ten
XX = twenty
XXX = thirty
XL = forty
L = fifty
LX = sixty
LXX = seventy
LXXX = eighty
XC = ninety
C = one-hundred
CC = two-hundred
CCC = three-hundred
CD = four-hundred
D = five-hundred
DC = six-hundred
DCC = seven-hundred
DCCC = eight-hundred
CM = nine-hundred
M = one-thousand

Some examples:

  • 13 = XIII
  • 254 = CCLIV
  • 28 = XXVIII

Want to learn more?

Visit roman-numerals.org

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