1472
1472 is the year Dante's Divine Comedy was first printed.
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Where 1472 fits
Why 1472 is special
It had circulated in manuscript for 150 years. Printing a vernacular poem rather than a Latin religious text signalled what the technology would actually be used for.
1472 is part of
Factors & digit properties
- Divisors (14)
- 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 23, 32, 46, 64, 92, 184, 368, 736, 1472
- Prime factorisation
- 2^6 × 23
- Digit sum
- 14
- Digital root
- 5
Representations
- Decimal
- 1472
- Binary
- 10111000000
- Octal
- 2700
- Hexadecimal
- 5c0
- Roman numeral
- MCDLXXII
- Scientific notation
- 1.472 × 10^3
Other mathematical patterns
- Abundant number
- Happy number
Related numbers & connections
Dante reached print in 1472, shortly after printing arrived in Italy. Printing a vernacular poem rather than a Latin religious text indicated what the technology would mostly be used for.
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Culture
The Divine Comedy reached print in 1472, in Italian rather than Latin. Vernacular printing expanded readership far beyond the Latin-literate and is a large part of why print changed European culture.
DocumentedCultureGeography: Italy
Common questions
Is 1472 a prime number?
No, 1472 is not prime.
What are the factors of 1472?
The factors of 1472 are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 23, 32, 46, 64, 92, 184, 368, 736, 1472.
What is 1472 in Roman numerals?
1472 in Roman numerals is MCDLXXII.
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