1614
1614 is the year logarithms were published.
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Where 1614 fits
Why 1614 is special
Napier's tables turned multiplication into addition and cut the labour of astronomical calculation enormously. Laplace said they doubled the working life of an astronomer.
Factors & digit properties
- Divisors (8)
- 1, 2, 3, 6, 269, 538, 807, 1614
- Prime factorisation
- 2 × 3 × 269
- Digit sum
- 12
- Digital root
- 3
Representations
- Decimal
- 1614
- Binary
- 11001001110
- Octal
- 3116
- Hexadecimal
- 64e
- Roman numeral
- MDCXIV
- Scientific notation
- 1.614 × 10^3
Other mathematical patterns
- Abundant number
Related numbers & connections
Napier published logarithms in 1614 and calculating rods in 1617 — two ways of removing multiplication from the arithmetic a person had to do by hand.
View 1617 →Science
Napier's 1614 logarithms let a calculator replace multiplication with addition using a table. The saving in astronomical work was so large that Laplace described it as doubling an astronomer's life.
DocumentedScienceGeography: ScotlandPeriod: 1614
Common questions
Is 1614 a prime number?
No, 1614 is not prime.
What are the factors of 1614?
The factors of 1614 are 1, 2, 3, 6, 269, 538, 807, 1614.
What is 1614 in Roman numerals?
1614 in Roman numerals is MDCXIV.
About this page's data
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Last reviewed: 3 August 2026