146
146 BC is the year Rome destroyed both Carthage and Corinth.
- Even
- Composite
Where 146 fits
Why 146 is special
Two of the Mediterranean's great cities were levelled in the same year by the same power. The claim that Rome sowed the ground with salt appears in no ancient source and is a nineteenth-century invention.
Factors & digit properties
- Divisors (4)
- 1, 2, 73, 146
- Prime factorisation
- 2 × 73
- Digit sum
- 11
- Digital root
- 2
Representations
- Decimal
- 146
- Binary
- 10010010
- Octal
- 222
- Hexadecimal
- 92
- Roman numeral
- CXLVI
- Scientific notation
- 1.460 × 10^2
Other mathematical patterns
- Deficient number
- Semiprime
Related numbers & connections
Rome destroyed Carthage in 146 BC, roughly six centuries after its own traditional founding. The claim that it salted the ground appears in no ancient source and dates from the nineteenth century.
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- is associated with753
why?
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History
Carthage and Corinth were both destroyed in 146 BC. The famous detail about salting the earth appears first in modern scholarship, not in any ancient account, and has been traced to the 1860s.
DocumentedHistoryGeography: Carthage and CorinthPeriod: 146 BC
Common questions
Is 146 a prime number?
No, 146 is not prime.
What are the factors of 146?
The factors of 146 are 1, 2, 73, 146.
What is 146 in Roman numerals?
146 in Roman numerals is CXLVI.
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