1498
1498 is the year Vasco da Gama reached India by sea.
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Where 1498 fits
Why 1498 is special
The route around Africa broke the Venetian and Ottoman monopoly on the spice trade and redirected European wealth toward the Atlantic seaboard. It also began four centuries of European maritime empire in Asia.
Factors & digit properties
- Divisors (8)
- 1, 2, 7, 14, 107, 214, 749, 1498
- Prime factorisation
- 2 × 7 × 107
- Digit sum
- 22
- Digital root
- 4
Representations
- Decimal
- 1498
- Binary
- 10111011010
- Octal
- 2732
- Hexadecimal
- 5da
- Roman numeral
- MCDXCVIII
- Scientific notation
- 1.498 × 10^3
Other mathematical patterns
- Deficient number
Related numbers & connections
Two voyages six years apart, one reaching the Americas by accident while looking for Asia and the other reaching Asia deliberately by sea. Only the second achieved what both set out to do.
View 1492 →Geography
A sea route to India around Africa bypassed the Mediterranean intermediaries who had controlled the spice trade, and the economic centre of Europe shifted toward the Atlantic ports as a direct result. The voyage's consequences were commercial before they were colonial, and then both.
DocumentedGeographyGeography: Portugal and IndiaPeriod: 1498
Common questions
Is 1498 a prime number?
No, 1498 is not prime.
What are the factors of 1498?
The factors of 1498 are 1, 2, 7, 14, 107, 214, 749, 1498.
What is 1498 in Roman numerals?
1498 in Roman numerals is MCDXCVIII.
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