1400
1400 is the year Chaucer died.
- Even
- Composite
Where 1400 fits
Why 1400 is special
The Canterbury Tales were unfinished. He was buried in Westminster Abbey for his service as a royal clerk rather than his poetry, and the location later became Poets' Corner because he was there.
Same number, different meanings
How 1400 is understood across different contexts — never implying one meaning because of another.
- Mathematics
The Canterbury Tales were unfinished. He was buried in Westminster Abbey for his service as a royal clerk rather than his poetry, and the location later became Poets' Corner because he was there.
- History
In 1400, Chaucer died and was buried in Westminster Abbey, beginning Poets' Corner (England).
- Culture
Chaucer was buried in Westminster Abbey in 1400 in his capacity as a royal official. Later poets were buried near him, which is how Poets' Corner came to exist at all.
1400 is part of
Factors & digit properties
- Divisors (24)
- 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 14, 20, 25, 28, 35, 40, 50, 56, 70, 100, 140, 175, 200, 280, 350, 700, 1400
- Prime factorisation
- 2^3 × 5^2 × 7
- Digit sum
- 5
- Digital root
- 5
Representations
- Decimal
- 1400
- Scientific notation
- 1.400 × 10^3
Roman numerals
M C D
MCD uses the subtractive pair CD: a hundred before five hundred — five hundred minus a hundred.
Binary
1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
1 × 1,024 + 0 × 512 + 1 × 256 + 0 × 128 + 1 × 64 + 1 × 32 + 1 × 16 + 1 × 8 + 0 × 4 + 0 × 2 + 0 × 1 = 1,400
Octal
2 5 7 0
2 × 512 + 5 × 64 + 7 × 8 + 0 × 1 = 1,400
Hexadecimal
5 7 8
5 × 256 + 7 × 16 + 8 × 1 = 1,400
Read as powers of two: 1,024 + 256 + 64 + 32 + 16 + 8 = 1,400.
In historical numeral systems
Egyptian
1 lotus, 4 coils of rope
1 × 1,000 + 4 × 100 = 1,400. The signs are simply repeated and added; where they sit on the line is a matter of layout, not value.
Babylonian
2 corner wedges + 3 vertical wedges (sixties place), 2 corner wedges (units place)
23 × 60 + 20 = 1400. 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
- Abundant number
- Harshad (Niven) number
Related numbers & connections
1400 is a year in the 14th century, in the 1400s.
English replaced French in English courts in 1362, and Chaucer — writing in English rather than French or Latin — died in 1400. Both mark the vernacular displacing an elite language.
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- appears inHistorical years
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Other connections
- is associated with1362
why?
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History
In 1400, Chaucer died and was buried in Westminster Abbey, beginning Poets' Corner (England).
DocumentedHistoryGeography: EnglandPeriod: 1400In 1400, Owain Glyndwr's revolt began, the last major Welsh rising against English rule (Wales).
DocumentedHistoryGeography: WalesPeriod: 1400
Culture
Chaucer was buried in Westminster Abbey in 1400 in his capacity as a royal official. Later poets were buried near him, which is how Poets' Corner came to exist at all.
DocumentedCultureGeography: EnglandPeriod: 1400
Common questions
Is 1400 a prime number?
No, 1400 is not prime.
What are the factors of 1400?
The factors of 1400 are 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 14, 20, 25, 28, 35, 40, 50, 56, 70, 100, 140, 175, 200, 280, 350, 700, 1400.
What is 1400 in Roman numerals?
1400 in Roman numerals is MCD. CD is subtractive: a hundred before five hundred — five hundred minus a hundred. Written additively it would be MCCCC, 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: 3 reviewer-confirmed records, sourced and reviewed before publication.
Last reviewed: 15 July 2026