1607
1607 is the year Jamestown was founded.
- Odd
- Prime
Where 1607 fits
Why 1607 is special
It was the first permanent English settlement in North America and nearly failed twice, including a winter in which most of the colonists died. Its survival depended on tobacco, which gave the colony an export before it had a functioning food supply.
1607 is part of
Factors & digit properties
- Divisors (2)
- 1, 1607
- Prime factorisation
- 1607
- Digit sum
- 14
- Digital root
- 5
Representations
- Decimal
- 1607
- Scientific notation
- 1.607 × 10^3
Roman numerals
M D C V I I
Binary
1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1
1 × 1,024 + 1 × 512 + 0 × 256 + 0 × 128 + 1 × 64 + 0 × 32 + 0 × 16 + 0 × 8 + 1 × 4 + 1 × 2 + 1 × 1 = 1,607
Octal
3 1 0 7
3 × 512 + 1 × 64 + 0 × 8 + 7 × 1 = 1,607
Hexadecimal
6 4 7
6 × 256 + 4 × 16 + 7 × 1 = 1,607
Read as powers of two: 1,024 + 512 + 64 + 4 + 2 + 1 = 1,607.
In historical numeral systems
Egyptian
1 lotus, 6 coils of rope, 7 strokes
1 × 1,000 + 6 × 100 + 7 × 1 = 1,607. 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 + 7 vertical wedges (units place)
26 × 60 + 47 = 1607. 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
- Happy number
- Twin prime
Related numbers & connections
1607 is a year in the 17th century, in the 1600s.
Jamestown was founded in 1607 and the first enslaved Africans were landed in Virginia in 1619, into a legal framework that had not yet been constructed.
View 1619 →History
In 1607, Jamestown was founded, the first permanent English settlement in North America (North America).
DocumentedHistoryGeography: North AmericaPeriod: 1607Jamestown survived its first years by a narrow margin and became viable only when tobacco gave it something to sell. A settlement kept alive by an export rather than by self-sufficiency set the pattern for much of what followed in the region.
DocumentedHistoryGeography: Virginia, North AmericaPeriod: 1607
Common questions
Is 1607 a prime number?
Yes, 1607 is prime — it has exactly two positive divisors: 1 and itself.
What are the factors of 1607?
The factors of 1607 are 1, 1607.
What is 1607 in Roman numerals?
1607 in Roman numerals is MDCVII.
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