1516
1516 is the year More published Utopia.
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- Composite
Where 1516 fits
Why 1516 is special
The name means 'no place', which is the first indication that the ideal society described may not be endorsed. It gave English a word now used mostly by people who have not read it.
Same number, different meanings
How 1516 is understood across different contexts — never implying one meaning because of another.
- Mathematics
The name means 'no place', which is the first indication that the ideal society described may not be endorsed. It gave English a word now used mostly by people who have not read it.
- History
In 1516, Thomas More's Utopia was printed at Louvain (Europe).
- Culture
Utopia is a pun on Greek for 'no place' and 'good place'. Whether More recommends the society he describes — which includes slavery and compulsory labour — is deliberately left unclear, and the word has since lost that ambivalence entirely.
1516 is part of
Factors & digit properties
- Divisors (6)
- 1, 2, 4, 379, 758, 1516
- Prime factorisation
- 2^2 × 379
- Digit sum
- 13
- Digital root
- 4
Representations
- Decimal
- 1516
- Scientific notation
- 1.516 × 10^3
Roman numerals
M D X V I
Binary
1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0
1 × 1,024 + 0 × 512 + 1 × 256 + 1 × 128 + 1 × 64 + 1 × 32 + 0 × 16 + 1 × 8 + 1 × 4 + 0 × 2 + 0 × 1 = 1,516
Octal
2 7 5 4
2 × 512 + 7 × 64 + 5 × 8 + 4 × 1 = 1,516
Hexadecimal
5 e c
5 × 256 + e × 16 + c × 1 = 1,516
Read as powers of two: 1,024 + 256 + 128 + 64 + 32 + 8 + 4 = 1,516.
In historical numeral systems
Egyptian
1 lotus, 5 coils of rope, 1 hobble, 6 strokes
1 × 1,000 + 5 × 100 + 1 × 10 + 6 × 1 = 1,516. The signs are simply repeated and added; where they sit on the line is a matter of layout, not value.
Babylonian
2 corner wedges + 5 vertical wedges (sixties place), 1 corner wedge + 6 vertical wedges (units place)
25 × 60 + 16 = 1516. 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
- Deficient number
Related numbers & connections
1516 is a year in the 16th century, in the 1510s.
Numbers Around Us
- appears inHistorical years
why?
Strength 0.50, confidence "high".
History
In 1516, Thomas More's Utopia was printed at Louvain (Europe).
DocumentedHistoryGeography: EuropePeriod: 1516In 1516, the Reinheitsgebot restricted beer to barley, hops and water, and is often called the oldest food regulation still partly in force (Bavaria).
DocumentedHistoryGeography: BavariaPeriod: 1516
Culture
Utopia is a pun on Greek for 'no place' and 'good place'. Whether More recommends the society he describes — which includes slavery and compulsory labour — is deliberately left unclear, and the word has since lost that ambivalence entirely.
DocumentedCultureGeography: EnglandPeriod: 1516
Common questions
Is 1516 a prime number?
No, 1516 is not prime.
What are the factors of 1516?
The factors of 1516 are 1, 2, 4, 379, 758, 1516.
What is 1516 in Roman numerals?
1516 in Roman numerals is MDXVI.
About this page's data
Mathematical facts:computed directly from the number's value — nothing to source or verify externally.
Contextual records: 3 reviewer-confirmed records, sourced and reviewed before publication.
Last reviewed: 15 July 2026