1602
1602 is the year the Dutch East India Company was founded.
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Where 1602 fits
Why 1602 is special
It was the first company to issue tradable shares to the public, which makes it the origin of the stock market. It also held powers to wage war, mint money and execute prisoners.
Same number, different meanings
How 1602 is understood across different contexts — never implying one meaning because of another.
- Mathematics
It was the first company to issue tradable shares to the public, which makes it the origin of the stock market. It also held powers to wage war, mint money and execute prisoners.
- History
In 1602, the Dutch East India Company was founded, the first company to issue tradeable shares to the public (Netherlands).
- Finance & economics
The VOC issued shares tradable by anyone on an open exchange, creating the first stock market. It simultaneously held sovereign powers — war, treaty-making, coinage, capital punishment — which is a combination no modern company approaches.
1602 is part of
Factors & digit properties
- Divisors (12)
- 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 89, 178, 267, 534, 801, 1602
- Prime factorisation
- 2 × 3^2 × 89
- Digit sum
- 9
- Digital root
- 9
Representations
- Decimal
- 1602
- Scientific notation
- 1.602 × 10^3
Roman numerals
M D C I I
Binary
1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
1 × 1,024 + 1 × 512 + 0 × 256 + 0 × 128 + 1 × 64 + 0 × 32 + 0 × 16 + 0 × 8 + 0 × 4 + 1 × 2 + 0 × 1 = 1,602
Octal
3 1 0 2
3 × 512 + 1 × 64 + 0 × 8 + 2 × 1 = 1,602
Hexadecimal
6 4 2
6 × 256 + 4 × 16 + 2 × 1 = 1,602
Read as powers of two: 1,024 + 512 + 64 + 2 = 1,602.
In historical numeral systems
Egyptian
1 lotus, 6 coils of rope, 2 strokes
1 × 1,000 + 6 × 100 + 2 × 1 = 1,602. 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), 4 corner wedges + 2 vertical wedges (units place)
26 × 60 + 42 = 1602. 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
- Abundant number
- Harshad (Niven) number
Related numbers & connections
1602 is a year in the 17th century, in the 1600s.
The English and Dutch East India Companies were founded two years apart and competed for the same trade. The Dutch company issued tradable public shares, which is where stock markets begin.
View 1600 →History
In 1602, the Dutch East India Company was founded, the first company to issue tradeable shares to the public (Netherlands).
DocumentedHistoryGeography: NetherlandsPeriod: 1602
Finance & economics
The VOC issued shares tradable by anyone on an open exchange, creating the first stock market. It simultaneously held sovereign powers — war, treaty-making, coinage, capital punishment — which is a combination no modern company approaches.
DocumentedFinance & economicsGeography: NetherlandsPeriod: 1602
Common questions
Is 1602 a prime number?
No, 1602 is not prime.
What are the factors of 1602?
The factors of 1602 are 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 89, 178, 267, 534, 801, 1602.
What is 1602 in Roman numerals?
1602 in Roman numerals is MDCII.
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