1714
1714 is the year the Longitude Act offered a prize for finding longitude at sea.
- Even
- Composite
Where 1714 fits
Why 1714 is special
Twenty thousand pounds was offered, and a clockmaker rather than an astronomer eventually solved it with a marine chronometer. He spent decades extracting the money from a board that expected an astronomical answer.
Same number, different meanings
How 1714 is understood across different contexts — never implying one meaning because of another.
- Mathematics
Twenty thousand pounds was offered, and a clockmaker rather than an astronomer eventually solved it with a marine chronometer. He spent decades extracting the money from a board that expected an astronomical answer.
- History
In 1714, the Hanoverian succession brought George I to the British throne (Britain).
- Technology & computing
The Longitude board expected an astronomical method and John Harrison delivered a clock. The prize was paid slowly and incompletely, which is a recurring pattern when a competition's answer arrives from outside the field it was aimed at.
1714 is part of
Factors & digit properties
- Divisors (4)
- 1, 2, 857, 1714
- Prime factorisation
- 2 × 857
- Digit sum
- 13
- Digital root
- 4
Representations
- Decimal
- 1714
- Scientific notation
- 1.714 × 10^3
Roman numerals
M D C C X I V
MDCCXIV uses the subtractive pair IV: one before five — five minus one.
Binary
1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
1 × 1,024 + 1 × 512 + 0 × 256 + 1 × 128 + 0 × 64 + 1 × 32 + 1 × 16 + 0 × 8 + 0 × 4 + 1 × 2 + 0 × 1 = 1,714
Octal
3 2 6 2
3 × 512 + 2 × 64 + 6 × 8 + 2 × 1 = 1,714
Hexadecimal
6 b 2
6 × 256 + b × 16 + 2 × 1 = 1,714
Read as powers of two: 1,024 + 512 + 128 + 32 + 16 + 2 = 1,714.
In historical numeral systems
Egyptian
1 lotus, 7 coils of rope, 1 hobble, 4 strokes
1 × 1,000 + 7 × 100 + 1 × 10 + 4 × 1 = 1,714. 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), 3 corner wedges + 4 vertical wedges (units place)
28 × 60 + 34 = 1714. 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
- Semiprime
Related numbers & connections
1714 is a year in the 18th century, in the 1710s.
The Longitude Act of 1714 offered a prize and Harrison's chronometers eventually won it, over the objections of a board expecting an astronomical answer.
View 1759 →History
In 1714, the Hanoverian succession brought George I to the British throne (Britain).
DocumentedHistoryGeography: BritainPeriod: 1714
Technology & computing
The Longitude board expected an astronomical method and John Harrison delivered a clock. The prize was paid slowly and incompletely, which is a recurring pattern when a competition's answer arrives from outside the field it was aimed at.
DocumentedTechnology & computingGeography: BritainPeriod: 1714
Common questions
Is 1714 a prime number?
No, 1714 is not prime.
What are the factors of 1714?
The factors of 1714 are 1, 2, 857, 1714.
What is 1714 in Roman numerals?
1714 in Roman numerals is MDCCXIV. IV is subtractive: one before five — five minus one. Written additively it would be MDCCXIIII, which Roman inscriptions used freely — the strict subtractive form is a later convention.
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