1349
1349 is the year the Black Death reached Scandinavia and Ireland.
- Odd
- Composite
Where 1349 fits
Why 1349 is special
Norway lost perhaps half its population and the loss of literate clergy contributed to Norwegian being displaced by Danish as the written language for centuries.
Factors & digit properties
- Divisors (4)
- 1, 19, 71, 1349
- Prime factorisation
- 19 × 71
- Digit sum
- 17
- Digital root
- 8
Representations
- Decimal
- 1349
- Binary
- 10101000101
- Octal
- 2505
- Hexadecimal
- 545
- Roman numeral
- MCCCXLIX
- Scientific notation
- 1.349 × 10^3
Other mathematical patterns
- Deficient number
- Semiprime
Related numbers & connections
Plague reached England in 1348 and Scandinavia and Ireland in 1349, tracing the trade routes more precisely than most surviving commercial records.
View 1348 →Other connections
- developed from1348
why?
Strength 0.50, confidence "high".
History
Plague mortality among Norway's clergy destroyed the country's literate class, and written Norwegian gave way to Danish for around four hundred years. Epidemics can end a written language.
DocumentedHistoryGeography: Norway and IrelandPeriod: 1349
Common questions
Is 1349 a prime number?
No, 1349 is not prime.
What are the factors of 1349?
The factors of 1349 are 1, 19, 71, 1349.
What is 1349 in Roman numerals?
1349 in Roman numerals is MCCCXLIX.
About this page's data
Mathematical facts:computed directly from the number's value — nothing to source or verify externally.
Contextual records: 1 reviewer-confirmed record, sourced and reviewed before publication.
Last reviewed: 3 August 2026