124
124 is the ISO 3166-1 numeric country code for Canada.
- Even
- Composite
Where 124 fits
Why 124 is special
Numeric country codes exist because letter codes are unusable where the alphabet differs. A system that must work in Arabic, Chinese and Cyrillic scripts cannot rely on CA or CAN.
Same number, different meanings
How 124 is understood across different contexts — never implying one meaning because of another.
- Mathematics
Numeric country codes exist because letter codes are unusable where the alphabet differs. A system that must work in Arabic, Chinese and Cyrillic scripts cannot rely on CA or CAN.
- Technology & computing
The Fiat 124 was licensed to the Soviet Union and produced as the VAZ-2101 from 1970, modified for rough roads and cold starting. Production of derivatives continued into the twenty-first century.
- Geography
124 is Canada's ISO numeric code. The numeric series exists so that country identity survives translation into any script — the reason it appears in banking and customs systems rather than the two-letter code.
Factors & digit properties
- Divisors (6)
- 1, 2, 4, 31, 62, 124
- Prime factorisation
- 2^2 × 31
- Digit sum
- 7
- Digital root
- 7
Representations
- Decimal
- 124
- Scientific notation
- 1.240 × 10^2
Roman numerals
C X X I V
CXXIV uses the subtractive pair IV: one before five — five minus one.
Binary
1 1 1 1 1 0 0
1 × 64 + 1 × 32 + 1 × 16 + 1 × 8 + 1 × 4 + 0 × 2 + 0 × 1 = 124
Octal
1 7 4
1 × 64 + 7 × 8 + 4 × 1 = 124
Hexadecimal
7 c
7 × 16 + c × 1 = 124
Read as powers of two: 64 + 32 + 16 + 8 + 4 = 124.
In historical numeral systems
Egyptian
1 coil of rope, 2 hobbles, 4 strokes
1 × 100 + 2 × 10 + 4 × 1 = 124. The signs are simply repeated and added; where they sit on the line is a matter of layout, not value.
Babylonian
2 vertical wedges (sixties place), 4 vertical wedges (units place)
2 × 60 + 4 = 124. Places are separated by a space on the tablet, with the higher place written first.
Greek (Ionic)
rho, then kappa, then delta, marked as a numeral
rho-kappa-delta + keraia
rho + kappa + 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 kaf, then dalet
qof-kaf-dalet
qof (100) + kaf (20) + dalet (4) = 124, written in descending order.
Maya
1 bar + 1 dot (upper, twenties place) over 4 dots (lower, units place)
6 × 20 + 4 = 124. 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
- Deficient number
Related numbers & connections
Canada's ISO numeric code and its calling code. Canada shares +1 with the United States under the North American Numbering Plan while holding a distinct ISO identity — the two systems disagree about where a border is.
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- is associated with1
why?
Strength 0.50, confidence "high".
Technology & computing
The Fiat 124 was licensed to the Soviet Union and produced as the VAZ-2101 from 1970, modified for rough roads and cold starting. Production of derivatives continued into the twenty-first century.
DocumentedTechnology & computingGeography: Italy and Soviet UnionPeriod: 1966–2012
Geography
124 is Canada's ISO numeric code. The numeric series exists so that country identity survives translation into any script — the reason it appears in banking and customs systems rather than the two-letter code.
DocumentedGeographyGeography: Canada
Common questions
Is 124 a prime number?
No, 124 is not prime.
What are the factors of 124?
The factors of 124 are 1, 2, 4, 31, 62, 124.
What is 124 in Roman numerals?
124 in Roman numerals is CXXIV. IV is subtractive: one before five — five minus one. Written additively it would be CXXIIII, 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