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1348

1348 is the year the Black Death reached England.

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Where 1348 fits

Where 1348 fits: History, Related numbersHistory: Historical years. Related numbers: 1349, 1315, 1381, 1347.HistoryHistorical yearsRelated numbers13491315138113471348
1348 connects to 2 worlds: history, related numbers.

Why 1348 is special

It killed perhaps a third to a half of the population within two years. The resulting labour shortage let survivors demand wages, and attempts to legislate wages back down contributed to the revolt of 1381.

1348 is part of

Numbers around us

Factors & digit properties

Divisors (6)
1, 2, 4, 337, 674, 1348
Prime factorisation
2^2 × 337
Digit sum
16
Digital root
7

Representations

Decimal
1348
Scientific notation
1.348 × 10^3

Roman numerals

M C C C X L V I I I

MCCCXLVIII uses the subtractive pair XL: ten before fifty — fifty minus ten.

Binary

1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0

1 × 1,024 + 0 × 512 + 1 × 256 + 0 × 128 + 1 × 64 + 0 × 32 + 0 × 16 + 0 × 8 + 1 × 4 + 0 × 2 + 0 × 1 = 1,348

Octal

2 5 0 4

2 × 512 + 5 × 64 + 0 × 8 + 4 × 1 = 1,348

Hexadecimal

5 4 4

5 × 256 + 4 × 16 + 4 × 1 = 1,348

Read as powers of two: 1,024 + 256 + 64 + 4 = 1,348.

In historical numeral systems

Egyptian

1 lotus, 3 coils of rope, 4 hobbles, 8 strokes

1 × 1,000 + 3 × 100 + 4 × 10 + 8 × 1 = 1,348. 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 + 8 vertical wedges (units place)

22 × 60 + 28 = 1348. 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

Related numbers & connections

Documented appearance
1348 is a year in the 14th century, in the 1340s.

1348 is a year in the 14th century, in the 1340s.

Connection
Plague reached England in 1348 and Scandinavia and Ireland in 1349, tracing the trade routes more precisely than most surviving commercial records.

Plague reached England in 1348 and Scandinavia and Ireland in 1349, tracing the trade routes more precisely than most surviving commercial records.

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Numbers Around Us

  • appears inHistorical years
    why?

    Strength 0.50, confidence "high".

Other connections

  • developed from1349
    why?

    Strength 0.50, confidence "high".

  • developed from1315
    why?

    Strength 0.50, confidence "high".

  • developed from1381
    why?

    Strength 0.50, confidence "high".

  • developed from1347
    why?

    Strength 0.50, confidence "high".

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History

  • In 1348, the Black Death reached England, and the resulting labour shortage broke the manorial economy (England).

    DocumentedHistoryGeography: EnglandPeriod: 1348

  • Plague reached England in 1348 and killed so many that labourers could demand higher pay. Parliament's response, fixing wages at pre-plague levels, is among the grievances behind the Peasants' Revolt three decades later.

    DocumentedHistoryGeography: EnglandPeriod: 1348

Common questions

Is 1348 a prime number?

No, 1348 is not prime.

What are the factors of 1348?

The factors of 1348 are 1, 2, 4, 337, 674, 1348.

What is 1348 in Roman numerals?

1348 in Roman numerals is MCCCXLVIII. XL is subtractive: ten before fifty — fifty minus ten. Written additively it would be MCCCXXXXVIII, 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