1741
1741 is the year Handel composed Messiah.
- Odd
- Prime
Where 1741 fits
Why 1741 is special
He wrote it in about three weeks and gave the Dublin premiere as a charity benefit that freed 142 men from debtors' prison.
Same number, different meanings
How 1741 is understood across different contexts — never implying one meaning because of another.
- Mathematics
He wrote it in about three weeks and gave the Dublin premiere as a charity benefit that freed 142 men from debtors' prison.
- History
In 1741, Handel composed Messiah in about three weeks (England).
- Culture
Handel composed Messiah in roughly 24 days in 1741 and its first performance in Dublin raised money that released 142 debtors from prison.
1741 is part of
Factors & digit properties
- Divisors (2)
- 1, 1741
- Prime factorisation
- 1741
- Digit sum
- 13
- Digital root
- 4
Representations
- Decimal
- 1741
- Scientific notation
- 1.741 × 10^3
Roman numerals
M D C C X L I
MDCCXLI uses the subtractive pair XL: ten before fifty — fifty minus ten.
Binary
1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1
1 × 1,024 + 1 × 512 + 0 × 256 + 1 × 128 + 1 × 64 + 0 × 32 + 0 × 16 + 1 × 8 + 1 × 4 + 0 × 2 + 1 × 1 = 1,741
Octal
3 3 1 5
3 × 512 + 3 × 64 + 1 × 8 + 5 × 1 = 1,741
Hexadecimal
6 c d
6 × 256 + c × 16 + d × 1 = 1,741
Read as powers of two: 1,024 + 512 + 128 + 64 + 8 + 4 + 1 = 1,741.
In historical numeral systems
Egyptian
1 lotus, 7 coils of rope, 4 hobbles, 1 stroke
1 × 1,000 + 7 × 100 + 4 × 10 + 1 × 1 = 1,741. The signs are simply repeated and added; where they sit on the line is a matter of layout, not value.
Babylonian
2 corner wedges + 9 vertical wedges (sixties place), 1 vertical wedge (units place)
29 × 60 + 1 = 1741. 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
1741 is a year in the 18th century, in the 1740s.
Vivaldi published The Four Seasons in 1725 with explanatory sonnets and Handel composed Messiah in 1741 in about three weeks.
View 1725 →History
In 1741, Handel composed Messiah in about three weeks (England).
DocumentedHistoryGeography: EnglandPeriod: 1741
Culture
Handel composed Messiah in roughly 24 days in 1741 and its first performance in Dublin raised money that released 142 debtors from prison.
DocumentedCultureGeography: Ireland and EnglandPeriod: 1741
Common questions
Is 1741 a prime number?
Yes, 1741 is prime — it has exactly two positive divisors: 1 and itself.
What are the factors of 1741?
The factors of 1741 are 1, 1741.
What is 1741 in Roman numerals?
1741 in Roman numerals is MDCCXLI. XL is subtractive: ten before fifty — fifty minus ten. Written additively it would be MDCCXXXXI, 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