1743
1743 is the year the first recorded boxing rules were published.
- Odd
- Composite
Where 1743 fits
Why 1743 is special
Broughton's rules banned hitting a downed opponent and introduced a thirty-second count. They were written after a fighter died in one of his bouts.
Same number, different meanings
How 1743 is understood across different contexts — never implying one meaning because of another.
- Mathematics
Broughton's rules banned hitting a downed opponent and introduced a thirty-second count. They were written after a fighter died in one of his bouts.
- History
In 1743, the American Philosophical Society was founded in Philadelphia to promote useful knowledge (North America).
- Sport
Broughton drew up boxing's first rules in 1743 following a fatality in a fight he had promoted. Prohibiting blows to a downed opponent and adding a count are direct responses to how that death occurred.
1743 is part of
Factors & digit properties
- Divisors (8)
- 1, 3, 7, 21, 83, 249, 581, 1743
- Prime factorisation
- 3 × 7 × 83
- Digit sum
- 15
- Digital root
- 6
Representations
- Decimal
- 1743
- Scientific notation
- 1.743 × 10^3
Roman numerals
M D C C X L I I I
MDCCXLIII uses the subtractive pair XL: ten before fifty — fifty minus ten.
Binary
1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 × 1,024 + 1 × 512 + 0 × 256 + 1 × 128 + 1 × 64 + 0 × 32 + 0 × 16 + 1 × 8 + 1 × 4 + 1 × 2 + 1 × 1 = 1,743
Octal
3 3 1 7
3 × 512 + 3 × 64 + 1 × 8 + 7 × 1 = 1,743
Hexadecimal
6 c f
6 × 256 + c × 16 + f × 1 = 1,743
Read as powers of two: 1,024 + 512 + 128 + 64 + 8 + 4 + 2 + 1 = 1,743.
In historical numeral systems
Egyptian
1 lotus, 7 coils of rope, 4 hobbles, 3 strokes
1 × 1,000 + 7 × 100 + 4 × 10 + 3 × 1 = 1,743. 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), 3 vertical wedges (units place)
29 × 60 + 3 = 1743. 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
1743 is a year in the 18th century, in the 1740s.
Broughton's boxing rules of 1743 followed a death in the ring; the Queensberry rules of 1867 added gloves and rounds. Both codifications were responses to fatalities.
View 1867 →Numbers Around Us
- appears inHistorical years
why?
Strength 0.50, confidence "high".
Other connections
- developed from1867
why?
Strength 0.50, confidence "high".
History
In 1743, the American Philosophical Society was founded in Philadelphia to promote useful knowledge (North America).
DocumentedHistoryGeography: North AmericaPeriod: 1743
Sport
Broughton drew up boxing's first rules in 1743 following a fatality in a fight he had promoted. Prohibiting blows to a downed opponent and adding a count are direct responses to how that death occurred.
DocumentedSportGeography: EnglandPeriod: 1743
Common questions
Is 1743 a prime number?
No, 1743 is not prime.
What are the factors of 1743?
The factors of 1743 are 1, 3, 7, 21, 83, 249, 581, 1743.
What is 1743 in Roman numerals?
1743 in Roman numerals is MDCCXLIII. XL is subtractive: ten before fifty — fifty minus ten. Written additively it would be MDCCXXXXIII, 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