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.
1773 is part of
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
- Scientific notation
- 1.773 × 10^3
Roman numerals
M D C C L X X I I I
Binary
1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1
1 × 1,024 + 1 × 512 + 0 × 256 + 1 × 128 + 1 × 64 + 1 × 32 + 0 × 16 + 1 × 8 + 1 × 4 + 0 × 2 + 1 × 1 = 1,773
Octal
3 3 5 5
3 × 512 + 3 × 64 + 5 × 8 + 5 × 1 = 1,773
Hexadecimal
6 e d
6 × 256 + e × 16 + d × 1 = 1,773
Read as powers of two: 1,024 + 512 + 128 + 64 + 32 + 8 + 4 + 1 = 1,773.
In historical numeral systems
Egyptian
1 lotus, 7 coils of rope, 7 hobbles, 3 strokes
1 × 1,000 + 7 × 100 + 7 × 10 + 3 × 1 = 1,773. 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 corner wedges + 3 vertical wedges (units place)
29 × 60 + 33 = 1773. 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
- Lucky number (mathematical sieve)
Related numbers & connections
1773 is a year in the 18th century, in the 1770s.
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 →Numbers Around Us
- appears inHistorical years
why?
Strength 0.50, confidence "high".
Other connections
- developed from1763
why?
Strength 0.50, confidence "high".
History
In 1773, colonists threw tea into Boston harbour in protest at taxation, an event that hardened both sides (North America).
DocumentedHistoryGeography: North AmericaPeriod: 1773The 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: 2 reviewer-confirmed records, sourced and reviewed before publication.
Last reviewed: 15 July 2026