1016
1016 is the year Cnut became king of England.
- Even
- Composite
Where 1016 fits
Why 1016 is special
A Danish king ruled England, Denmark and Norway together. The story of him commanding the tide is told by a chronicler to show he was demonstrating the limits of royal power, not asserting it.
Same number, different meanings
How 1016 is understood across different contexts — never implying one meaning because of another.
- Mathematics
A Danish king ruled England, Denmark and Norway together. The story of him commanding the tide is told by a chronicler to show he was demonstrating the limits of royal power, not asserting it.
- History
Cnut had his throne carried to the sea to show courtiers that royal authority had limits. The anecdote is almost always retold as arrogance, which inverts the chronicler's point.
- Technology & computing
IEEE 1016 specifies software design descriptions, defining design viewpoints so that a document addresses stated concerns rather than following a fixed template.
Factors & digit properties
- Divisors (8)
- 1, 2, 4, 8, 127, 254, 508, 1016
- Prime factorisation
- 2^3 × 127
- Digit sum
- 8
- Digital root
- 8
Representations
- Decimal
- 1016
- Binary
- 1111111000
- Octal
- 1770
- Hexadecimal
- 3f8
- Roman numeral
- MXVI
- Scientific notation
- 1.016 × 10^3
Other mathematical patterns
- Deficient number
- Harshad (Niven) number
Related numbers & connections
The Lindisfarne raid of 793 opens the Viking Age and Cnut ruled England from 1016. Two and a half centuries separate the first shock from Danish kingship.
View 793 →History
Cnut had his throne carried to the sea to show courtiers that royal authority had limits. The anecdote is almost always retold as arrogance, which inverts the chronicler's point.
DocumentedHistoryGeography: England, Denmark and NorwayPeriod: 1016
Technology & computing
IEEE 1016 specifies software design descriptions, defining design viewpoints so that a document addresses stated concerns rather than following a fixed template.
DocumentedTechnology & computingGeography: International — IEEEPeriod: 1987–
Common questions
Is 1016 a prime number?
No, 1016 is not prime.
What are the factors of 1016?
The factors of 1016 are 1, 2, 4, 8, 127, 254, 508, 1016.
What is 1016 in Roman numerals?
1016 in Roman numerals is MXVI.
About this page's data
Mathematical facts:computed directly from the number's value — nothing to source or verify externally.
Contextual records: 2 reviewer-confirmed records, sourced and reviewed before publication.
Last reviewed: 3 August 2026