1595
1595 is the year Mercator's atlas was published posthumously.
- Odd
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Where 1595 fits
Why 1595 is special
He coined the word atlas for a collection of maps, naming it after the mythological figure. The term was his invention and is now the ordinary English word.
Same number, different meanings
How 1595 is understood across different contexts — never implying one meaning because of another.
- Mathematics
He coined the word atlas for a collection of maps, naming it after the mythological figure. The term was his invention and is now the ordinary English word.
- History
In 1595, the Dutch began direct voyages to the East Indies, breaking the Portuguese spice monopoly.
- Geography
Mercator named his 1595 collection after Atlas, and the word passed into general use for any bound set of maps. Very few common nouns have a datable single origin like this.
1595 is part of
Factors & digit properties
- Divisors (8)
- 1, 5, 11, 29, 55, 145, 319, 1595
- Prime factorisation
- 5 × 11 × 29
- Digit sum
- 20
- Digital root
- 2
Representations
- Decimal
- 1595
- Scientific notation
- 1.595 × 10^3
Roman numerals
M D X C V
MDXCV uses the subtractive pair XC: ten before a hundred — a hundred minus ten.
Binary
1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1
1 × 1,024 + 1 × 512 + 0 × 256 + 0 × 128 + 0 × 64 + 1 × 32 + 1 × 16 + 1 × 8 + 0 × 4 + 1 × 2 + 1 × 1 = 1,595
Octal
3 0 7 3
3 × 512 + 0 × 64 + 7 × 8 + 3 × 1 = 1,595
Hexadecimal
6 3 b
6 × 256 + 3 × 16 + b × 1 = 1,595
Read as powers of two: 1,024 + 512 + 32 + 16 + 8 + 2 + 1 = 1,595.
In historical numeral systems
Egyptian
1 lotus, 5 coils of rope, 9 hobbles, 5 strokes
1 × 1,000 + 5 × 100 + 9 × 10 + 5 × 1 = 1,595. The signs are simply repeated and added; where they sit on the line is a matter of layout, not value.
Babylonian
2 corner wedges + 6 vertical wedges (sixties place), 3 corner wedges + 5 vertical wedges (units place)
26 × 60 + 35 = 1595. 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
1595 is a year in the 16th century, in the 1590s.
Mercator devised his projection in 1569 and his posthumous 1595 collection gave English the word atlas.
View 1569 →Numbers Around Us
- appears inHistorical years
why?
Strength 0.50, confidence "high".
Other connections
- is associated with1569
why?
Strength 0.50, confidence "high".
History
In 1595, the Dutch began direct voyages to the East Indies, breaking the Portuguese spice monopoly.
DocumentedHistoryGeography: globalPeriod: 1595
Geography
Mercator named his 1595 collection after Atlas, and the word passed into general use for any bound set of maps. Very few common nouns have a datable single origin like this.
DocumentedGeographyGeography: Duchy of ClevesPeriod: 1595
Common questions
Is 1595 a prime number?
No, 1595 is not prime.
What are the factors of 1595?
The factors of 1595 are 1, 5, 11, 29, 55, 145, 319, 1595.
What is 1595 in Roman numerals?
1595 in Roman numerals is MDXCV. XC is subtractive: ten before a hundred — a hundred minus ten. Written additively it would be MDLXXXXV, 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: 2 reviewer-confirmed records, sourced and reviewed before publication.
Last reviewed: 15 July 2026