114
Flerovium is element 114, named after the Flerov Laboratory in Russia.
- Even
- Composite
Where 114 fits
Why 114 is special
It sits near the predicted 'island of stability', a region where superheavy nuclei were expected to last much longer than their neighbours. Flerovium's isotopes survive seconds rather than the years some predictions suggested, so the island has not been found where it was expected.
Same number, different meanings
How 114 is understood across different contexts — never implying one meaning because of another.
- Mathematics
It sits near the predicted 'island of stability', a region where superheavy nuclei were expected to last much longer than their neighbours. Flerovium's isotopes survive seconds rather than the years some predictions suggested, so the island has not been found where it was expected.
- Religion & belief
In Islam, the Qur'an is divided into one hundred and fourteen surahs. The order is neither chronological nor by theme: after the opening, the surahs run roughly longest to shortest. All but one begin with the basmala, and the exception is noted in the text itself. This is a scholarly account rather than the tradition's own framing.
- Science
Theory predicts a region of superheavy elements far more stable than those around it. Flerovium was meant to be near it and lasts seconds, not years — so the prediction is neither confirmed nor refuted, only still out of reach.
114 is part of
Factors & digit properties
- Divisors (8)
- 1, 2, 3, 6, 19, 38, 57, 114
- Prime factorisation
- 2 × 3 × 19
- Digit sum
- 6
- Digital root
- 6
Representations
- Decimal
- 114
- Scientific notation
- 1.140 × 10^2
Roman numerals
C X I V
CXIV uses the subtractive pair IV: one before five — five minus one.
Binary
1 1 1 0 0 1 0
1 × 64 + 1 × 32 + 1 × 16 + 0 × 8 + 0 × 4 + 1 × 2 + 0 × 1 = 114
Octal
1 6 2
1 × 64 + 6 × 8 + 2 × 1 = 114
Hexadecimal
7 2
7 × 16 + 2 × 1 = 114
Read as powers of two: 64 + 32 + 16 + 2 = 114.
In historical numeral systems
Egyptian
1 coil of rope, 1 hobble, 4 strokes
1 × 100 + 1 × 10 + 4 × 1 = 114. The signs are simply repeated and added; where they sit on the line is a matter of layout, not value.
Babylonian
1 vertical wedge (sixties place), 5 corner wedges + 4 vertical wedges (units place)
1 × 60 + 54 = 114. Places are separated by a space on the tablet, with the higher place written first.
Greek (Ionic)
rho, then iota, then delta, marked as a numeral
rho-iota-delta + keraia
rho + iota + delta written in descending order and added — the letters carry their values wherever they stand, so this is addition, not place value.
Hebrew numerals
qof, then yod, then dalet
qof-yod-dalet
qof (100) + yod (10) + dalet (4) = 114, written in descending order.
Maya
1 bar (upper, twenties place) over 2 bars + 4 dots (lower, units place)
5 × 20 + 14 = 114. Places stack vertically with the smallest at the bottom, so the upper group is worth twenty times the lower.
Systems that simply cannot reach this value are left out. Where a script needs a font most readers do not have, the reading is given instead of the glyphs — see number systems for each system in full.
Other mathematical patterns
- Abundant number
- Harshad (Niven) number
Related numbers & connections
114 appears in Numbers in culture and belief, the topic covering numbers that carry a documented cultural fact.
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why?
Strength 0.50, confidence "high".
Religion & belief
In Islam, the Qur'an is divided into one hundred and fourteen surahs. The order is neither chronological nor by theme: after the opening, the surahs run roughly longest to shortest. All but one begin with the basmala, and the exception is noted in the text itself. This is a scholarly account rather than the tradition's own framing.
DocumentedReligion & beliefCulture: Islam
Science
Theory predicts a region of superheavy elements far more stable than those around it. Flerovium was meant to be near it and lasts seconds, not years — so the prediction is neither confirmed nor refuted, only still out of reach.
DocumentedScience
Common questions
Is 114 a prime number?
No, 114 is not prime.
What are the factors of 114?
The factors of 114 are 1, 2, 3, 6, 19, 38, 57, 114.
What is 114 in Roman numerals?
114 in Roman numerals is CXIV. IV is subtractive: one before five — five minus one. Written additively it would be CXIIII, which Roman inscriptions used freely — the strict subtractive form is a later convention.
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: 15 July 2026