1346
1346 is the year of the Battle of Crécy.
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Where 1346 fits
Why 1346 is special
English longbowmen defeated a much larger French force, and gunpowder artillery was used in a European field battle for one of the first recorded times. The battle is a marker for the decline of the armoured knight.
1346 is part of
Factors & digit properties
- Divisors (4)
- 1, 2, 673, 1346
- Prime factorisation
- 2 × 673
- Digit sum
- 14
- Digital root
- 5
Representations
- Decimal
- 1346
- Scientific notation
- 1.346 × 10^3
Roman numerals
M C C C X L V I
MCCCXLVI uses the subtractive pair XL: ten before fifty — fifty minus ten.
Binary
1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
1 × 1,024 + 0 × 512 + 1 × 256 + 0 × 128 + 1 × 64 + 0 × 32 + 0 × 16 + 0 × 8 + 0 × 4 + 1 × 2 + 0 × 1 = 1,346
Octal
2 5 0 2
2 × 512 + 5 × 64 + 0 × 8 + 2 × 1 = 1,346
Hexadecimal
5 4 2
5 × 256 + 4 × 16 + 2 × 1 = 1,346
Read as powers of two: 1,024 + 256 + 64 + 2 = 1,346.
In historical numeral systems
Egyptian
1 lotus, 3 coils of rope, 4 hobbles, 6 strokes
1 × 1,000 + 3 × 100 + 4 × 10 + 6 × 1 = 1,346. The signs are simply repeated and added; where they sit on the line is a matter of layout, not value.
Babylonian
2 corner wedges + 2 vertical wedges (sixties place), 2 corner wedges + 6 vertical wedges (units place)
22 × 60 + 26 = 1346. 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
1346 is a year in the 14th century, in the 1340s.
Sluys in 1340 and Crécy in 1346 are the two English victories that opened the Hundred Years' War, one at sea and one on land.
View 1340 →History
In 1346, the English longbow decided the battle of Crecy, where cannon were also used in a European field battle for one of the first times (France).
DocumentedHistoryGeography: FrancePeriod: 1346Crécy in 1346 saw one of the first recorded uses of gunpowder artillery in a European field battle, alongside the longbow. Both point the same way: massed missile weapons against heavy cavalry.
DocumentedHistoryGeography: FrancePeriod: 1346
Common questions
Is 1346 a prime number?
No, 1346 is not prime.
What are the factors of 1346?
The factors of 1346 are 1, 2, 673, 1346.
What is 1346 in Roman numerals?
1346 in Roman numerals is MCCCXLVI. XL is subtractive: ten before fifty — fifty minus ten. Written additively it would be MCCCXXXXVI, 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