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.
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
- Binary
- 10101111000
- Octal
- 2570
- Hexadecimal
- 578
- Roman numeral
- MCD
- Scientific notation
- 1.400 × 10^3
Other mathematical patterns
- Abundant number
- Harshad (Niven) number
Related numbers & connections
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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- is associated with1362
why?
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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.
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