1474
1474 is a year in the 15th century. Venice enacted a patent statute granting inventors ten years of exclusive rights, the earliest such general law (Italy).
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Where 1474 fits
Why 1474 is special
1474 has a profile because of what happened in it rather than because of any property of the number: Venice enacted a patent statute granting inventors ten years of exclusive rights, the earliest such general law (Italy).
1474 is part of
Factors & digit properties
- Divisors (8)
- 1, 2, 11, 22, 67, 134, 737, 1474
- Prime factorisation
- 2 × 11 × 67
- Digit sum
- 16
- Digital root
- 7
Representations
- Decimal
- 1474
- Scientific notation
- 1.474 × 10^3
Roman numerals
M C D L X X I V
MCDLXXIV uses the subtractive pair IV: one before five — five minus one.
Binary
1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
1 × 1,024 + 0 × 512 + 1 × 256 + 1 × 128 + 1 × 64 + 0 × 32 + 0 × 16 + 0 × 8 + 0 × 4 + 1 × 2 + 0 × 1 = 1,474
Octal
2 7 0 2
2 × 512 + 7 × 64 + 0 × 8 + 2 × 1 = 1,474
Hexadecimal
5 c 2
5 × 256 + c × 16 + 2 × 1 = 1,474
Read as powers of two: 1,024 + 256 + 128 + 64 + 2 = 1,474.
In historical numeral systems
Egyptian
1 lotus, 4 coils of rope, 7 hobbles, 4 strokes
1 × 1,000 + 4 × 100 + 7 × 10 + 4 × 1 = 1,474. The signs are simply repeated and added; where they sit on the line is a matter of layout, not value.
Babylonian
2 corner wedges + 4 vertical wedges (sixties place), 3 corner wedges + 4 vertical wedges (units place)
24 × 60 + 34 = 1474. 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
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Related numbers & connections
1474 is a year in the 15th century, in the 1470s.
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History
In 1474, Venice enacted a patent statute granting inventors ten years of exclusive rights, the earliest such general law (Italy).
DocumentedHistoryGeography: ItalyPeriod: 1474
Common questions
Is 1474 a prime number?
No, 1474 is not prime.
What are the factors of 1474?
The factors of 1474 are 1, 2, 11, 22, 67, 134, 737, 1474.
What is 1474 in Roman numerals?
1474 in Roman numerals is MCDLXXIV. IV is subtractive: one before five — five minus one. Written additively it would be MCCCCLXXIIII, 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: 1 reviewer-confirmed record, sourced and reviewed before publication.
Last reviewed: 15 July 2026