1744
1744 is the year the first recorded cricket laws were written.
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Where 1744 fits
Why 1744 is special
They fixed the pitch at 22 yards, which is still the length. Very few sports have a core dimension unchanged for nearly three centuries.
Same number, different meanings
How 1744 is understood across different contexts — never implying one meaning because of another.
- Mathematics
They fixed the pitch at 22 yards, which is still the length. Very few sports have a core dimension unchanged for nearly three centuries.
- History
In 1744, the first known printed edition of the rules of cricket was issued by the London club (England).
- Sport
The 1744 laws set the cricket pitch at 22 yards — a chain — and it has not moved since. Almost every other dimension of the game has changed at least once.
1744 is part of
Factors & digit properties
- Divisors (10)
- 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 109, 218, 436, 872, 1744
- Prime factorisation
- 2^4 × 109
- Digit sum
- 16
- Digital root
- 7
Representations
- Decimal
- 1744
- Scientific notation
- 1.744 × 10^3
Roman numerals
M D C C X L I V
MDCCXLIV uses the subtractive pair IV: one before five — five minus one.
Binary
1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
1 × 1,024 + 1 × 512 + 0 × 256 + 1 × 128 + 1 × 64 + 0 × 32 + 1 × 16 + 0 × 8 + 0 × 4 + 0 × 2 + 0 × 1 = 1,744
Octal
3 3 2 0
3 × 512 + 3 × 64 + 2 × 8 + 0 × 1 = 1,744
Hexadecimal
6 d 0
6 × 256 + d × 16 + 0 × 1 = 1,744
Read as powers of two: 1,024 + 512 + 128 + 64 + 16 = 1,744.
In historical numeral systems
Egyptian
1 lotus, 7 coils of rope, 4 hobbles, 4 strokes
1 × 1,000 + 7 × 100 + 4 × 10 + 4 × 1 = 1,744. 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), 4 vertical wedges (units place)
29 × 60 + 4 = 1744. 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
- Happy number
- Harshad (Niven) number
Related numbers & connections
1744 is a year in the 18th century, in the 1740s.
The 1744 cricket laws fixed the pitch at 22 yards — one chain — and it has not moved since.
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Other connections
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why?
Strength 0.50, confidence "high".
History
In 1744, the first known printed edition of the rules of cricket was issued by the London club (England).
DocumentedHistoryGeography: EnglandPeriod: 1744
Sport
The 1744 laws set the cricket pitch at 22 yards — a chain — and it has not moved since. Almost every other dimension of the game has changed at least once.
DocumentedSportGeography: EnglandPeriod: 1744
Common questions
Is 1744 a prime number?
No, 1744 is not prime.
What are the factors of 1744?
The factors of 1744 are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 109, 218, 436, 872, 1744.
What is 1744 in Roman numerals?
1744 in Roman numerals is MDCCXLIV. IV is subtractive: one before five — five minus one. Written additively it would be MDCCXXXXIIII, 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