1773
1773 is the year of the Boston Tea Party.
- Odd
- Composite
Where 1773 fits
Why 1773 is special
The protest was against a tax cut that gave the East India Company an advantage over colonial merchants, not against a tax rise. The detail is routinely lost in the retelling, which matters because it changes what the protest was about.
Factors & digit properties
- Divisors (6)
- 1, 3, 9, 197, 591, 1773
- Prime factorisation
- 3^2 × 197
- Digit sum
- 18
- Digital root
- 9
Representations
- Decimal
- 1773
- Binary
- 11011101101
- Octal
- 3355
- Hexadecimal
- 6ed
- Roman numeral
- MDCCLXXIII
- Scientific notation
- 1.773 × 10^3
Other mathematical patterns
- Deficient number
- Lucky number (mathematical sieve)
Related numbers & connections
The Boston Tea Party in 1773 protested a tax arrangement that existed because of the debts left by the war settled in 1763. The chain from global war to colonial revolt runs through the ledger.
View 1763 →Other connections
- developed from1763
why?
Strength 0.50, confidence "high".
History
The Tea Act lowered the price of tea while giving the East India Company a monopoly on selling it. Colonial merchants objected to being undercut by a favoured corporation, which is a different grievance from the one the event is usually said to represent.
DocumentedHistoryGeography: Boston, North AmericaPeriod: 1773
Common questions
Is 1773 a prime number?
No, 1773 is not prime.
What are the factors of 1773?
The factors of 1773 are 1, 3, 9, 197, 591, 1773.
What is 1773 in Roman numerals?
1773 in Roman numerals is MDCCLXXIII.
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