1670
1670 is the year the Hudson's Bay Company was chartered.
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Where 1670 fits
Why 1670 is special
It was granted trading rights over the entire drainage basin of Hudson Bay — about 40 percent of modern Canada — by a king who had never seen it. It is among the oldest continuously operating companies in the world.
1670 is part of
Factors & digit properties
- Divisors (8)
- 1, 2, 5, 10, 167, 334, 835, 1670
- Prime factorisation
- 2 × 5 × 167
- Digit sum
- 14
- Digital root
- 5
Representations
- Decimal
- 1670
- Binary
- 11010000110
- Octal
- 3206
- Hexadecimal
- 686
- Roman numeral
- MDCLXX
- Scientific notation
- 1.670 × 10^3
Other mathematical patterns
- Deficient number
- Happy number
Related numbers & connections
The Hudson's Bay Company was chartered in 1670 and the Dutch East India Company in 1602. Both were granted powers that no modern corporation approaches.
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why?
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Finance & economics
The 1670 charter gave one company exclusive trade over roughly 3.9 million square kilometres, defined by watershed rather than survey. The company still exists, which makes it one of the oldest anywhere.
DocumentedFinance & economicsGeography: CanadaPeriod: 1670
Common questions
Is 1670 a prime number?
No, 1670 is not prime.
What are the factors of 1670?
The factors of 1670 are 1, 2, 5, 10, 167, 334, 835, 1670.
What is 1670 in Roman numerals?
1670 in Roman numerals is MDCLXX.
About this page's data
Mathematical facts:computed directly from the number's value — nothing to source or verify externally.
Contextual records: 1 reviewer-confirmed record, sourced and reviewed before publication.
Last reviewed: 3 August 2026