1702
1702 is the year the first English daily newspaper appeared.
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- Composite
Where 1702 fits
Why 1702 is special
The Daily Courant printed only foreign news and stated that it would not comment on it, leaving readers to make their own judgements. Editorial restraint was announced as a selling point.
Same number, different meanings
How 1702 is understood across different contexts — never implying one meaning because of another.
- Mathematics
The Daily Courant printed only foreign news and stated that it would not comment on it, leaving readers to make their own judgements. Editorial restraint was announced as a selling point.
- History
In 1702, The Daily Courant began in London, the first daily newspaper in English (England).
- Media & popular culture
The Daily Courant of 1702 declared it would supply facts without remark so readers could reason for themselves. The claim is older than most assume, and so is the gap between claiming it and doing it.
1702 is part of
Factors & digit properties
- Divisors (8)
- 1, 2, 23, 37, 46, 74, 851, 1702
- Prime factorisation
- 2 × 23 × 37
- Digit sum
- 10
- Digital root
- 1
Representations
- Decimal
- 1702
- Scientific notation
- 1.702 × 10^3
Roman numerals
M D C C I I
Binary
1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
1 × 1,024 + 1 × 512 + 0 × 256 + 1 × 128 + 0 × 64 + 1 × 32 + 0 × 16 + 0 × 8 + 1 × 4 + 1 × 2 + 0 × 1 = 1,702
Octal
3 2 4 6
3 × 512 + 2 × 64 + 4 × 8 + 6 × 1 = 1,702
Hexadecimal
6 a 6
6 × 256 + a × 16 + 6 × 1 = 1,702
Read as powers of two: 1,024 + 512 + 128 + 32 + 4 + 2 = 1,702.
In historical numeral systems
Egyptian
1 lotus, 7 coils of rope, 2 strokes
1 × 1,000 + 7 × 100 + 2 × 1 = 1,702. The signs are simply repeated and added; where they sit on the line is a matter of layout, not value.
Babylonian
2 corner wedges + 8 vertical wedges (sixties place), 2 corner wedges + 2 vertical wedges (units place)
28 × 60 + 22 = 1702. 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
1702 is a year in the 18th century, in the 1700s.
England's first newspaper in 1622 carried only foreign news by law, and the first daily in 1702 promised to carry news without comment.
View 1622 →Numbers Around Us
- appears inHistorical years
why?
Strength 0.50, confidence "high".
Other connections
- developed from1622
why?
Strength 0.50, confidence "high".
History
In 1702, The Daily Courant began in London, the first daily newspaper in English (England).
DocumentedHistoryGeography: EnglandPeriod: 1702
Media & popular culture
The Daily Courant of 1702 declared it would supply facts without remark so readers could reason for themselves. The claim is older than most assume, and so is the gap between claiming it and doing it.
DocumentedMedia & popular cultureGeography: EnglandPeriod: 1702
Common questions
Is 1702 a prime number?
No, 1702 is not prime.
What are the factors of 1702?
The factors of 1702 are 1, 2, 23, 37, 46, 74, 851, 1702.
What is 1702 in Roman numerals?
1702 in Roman numerals is MDCCII.
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