1214
Port 1214 carried Kazaa and the Fasttrack file-sharing network.
- Even
- Composite
Where 1214 fits
Why 1214 is special
Blocking it was among the first attempts by universities and providers to police a protocol rather than a site. Traffic moved to other ports within months, which established the pattern for everything since.
Same number, different meanings
How 1214 is understood across different contexts — never implying one meaning because of another.
- Mathematics
Blocking it was among the first attempts by universities and providers to police a protocol rather than a site. Traffic moved to other ports within months, which established the pattern for everything since.
- History
In 1214, Philip Augustus won at Bouvines, confirming French control of Normandy and weakening King John at home (France).
- Technology & computing
Port 1214 was blocked widely to stop Fasttrack file sharing around 2002. Clients moved to arbitrary and then encrypted ports, establishing that port-based blocking of a determined protocol does not work.
1214 is part of
Factors & digit properties
- Divisors (4)
- 1, 2, 607, 1214
- Prime factorisation
- 2 × 607
- Digit sum
- 8
- Digital root
- 8
Representations
- Decimal
- 1214
- Scientific notation
- 1.214 × 10^3
Roman numerals
M C C X I V
MCCXIV uses the subtractive pair IV: one before five — five minus one.
Binary
1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0
1 × 1,024 + 0 × 512 + 0 × 256 + 1 × 128 + 0 × 64 + 1 × 32 + 1 × 16 + 1 × 8 + 1 × 4 + 1 × 2 + 0 × 1 = 1,214
Octal
2 2 7 6
2 × 512 + 2 × 64 + 7 × 8 + 6 × 1 = 1,214
Hexadecimal
4 b e
4 × 256 + b × 16 + e × 1 = 1,214
Read as powers of two: 1,024 + 128 + 32 + 16 + 8 + 4 + 2 = 1,214.
In historical numeral systems
Egyptian
1 lotus, 2 coils of rope, 1 hobble, 4 strokes
1 × 1,000 + 2 × 100 + 1 × 10 + 4 × 1 = 1,214. The signs are simply repeated and added; where they sit on the line is a matter of layout, not value.
Babylonian
2 corner wedges (sixties place), 1 corner wedge + 4 vertical wedges (units place)
20 × 60 + 14 = 1214. Places are separated by a space on the tablet, with the higher place written first.
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
- Deficient number
- Semiprime
Related numbers & connections
1214 is a year in the 13th century, in the 1210s.
Fasttrack and Napster ports were both blocked to stop file sharing, and traffic moved to arbitrary and then encrypted ports within months. Port-based blocking of a determined protocol does not work.
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why?
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Other connections
- is associated with6699
why?
Strength 0.50, confidence "high".
History
In 1214, Philip Augustus won at Bouvines, confirming French control of Normandy and weakening King John at home (France).
DocumentedHistoryGeography: FrancePeriod: 1214
Technology & computing
Port 1214 was blocked widely to stop Fasttrack file sharing around 2002. Clients moved to arbitrary and then encrypted ports, establishing that port-based blocking of a determined protocol does not work.
DocumentedTechnology & computing
Common questions
Is 1214 a prime number?
No, 1214 is not prime.
What are the factors of 1214?
The factors of 1214 are 1, 2, 607, 1214.
What is 1214 in Roman numerals?
1214 in Roman numerals is MCCXIV. IV is subtractive: one before five — five minus one. Written additively it would be MCCXIIII, 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