1761
1761 is the year the Bridgewater Canal opened.
- Odd
- Composite
Where 1761 fits
Why 1761 is special
It halved the price of coal in Manchester and set off two decades of canal building. Cheap bulk transport is a precondition for industrialisation that is easy to overlook next to the machinery.
Factors & digit properties
- Divisors (4)
- 1, 3, 587, 1761
- Prime factorisation
- 3 × 587
- Digit sum
- 15
- Digital root
- 6
Representations
- Decimal
- 1761
- Binary
- 11011100001
- Octal
- 3341
- Hexadecimal
- 6e1
- Roman numeral
- MDCCLXI
- Scientific notation
- 1.761 × 10^3
Other mathematical patterns
- Deficient number
- Semiprime
Related numbers & connections
The Bridgewater Canal of 1761 halved Manchester coal prices and triggered a canal boom; the Liverpool and Manchester Railway of 1830 began replacing the canals within seventy years.
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- developed from1830
why?
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Finance & economics
The Bridgewater Canal halved Manchester coal prices in 1761 and triggered a national canal boom. Industrialisation required moving heavy goods cheaply before it required better machines.
DocumentedFinance & economicsGeography: EnglandPeriod: 1761
Common questions
Is 1761 a prime number?
No, 1761 is not prime.
What are the factors of 1761?
The factors of 1761 are 1, 3, 587, 1761.
What is 1761 in Roman numerals?
1761 in Roman numerals is MDCCLXI.
About this page's data
Mathematical facts:computed directly from the number's value — nothing to source or verify externally.
Contextual records: 1 reviewer-confirmed record, sourced and reviewed before publication.
Last reviewed: 3 August 2026