1995
1995 is the year e-commerce began in earnest.
- Odd
- Composite
Where 1995 fits
Why 1995 is special
Amazon and eBay both launched, and Windows 95 shipped with the internet as an assumed feature rather than an add-on. The combination is why 1995 rather than any earlier year is treated as the start of the commercial internet.
1995 is part of
Factors & digit properties
- Divisors (16)
- 1, 3, 5, 7, 15, 19, 21, 35, 57, 95, 105, 133, 285, 399, 665, 1995
- Prime factorisation
- 3 × 5 × 7 × 19
- Digit sum
- 24
- Digital root
- 6
Representations
- Decimal
- 1995
- Binary
- 11111001011
- Octal
- 3713
- Hexadecimal
- 7cb
- Roman numeral
- MCMXCV
- Scientific notation
- 1.995 × 10^3
Other mathematical patterns
- Deficient number
- Happy number
- Lucky number (mathematical sieve)
Related numbers & connections
Ranking pages by inbound links rather than by word counts arrived three years into the commercial web, once its scale had made the older approach useless.
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Amazon and eBay both launched and Windows 95 shipped treating internet access as expected rather than optional. That combination is why 1995 rather than any earlier date marks the start of the commercial internet.
DocumentedFinance & economicsPeriod: 1995
Common questions
Is 1995 a prime number?
No, 1995 is not prime.
What are the factors of 1995?
The factors of 1995 are 1, 3, 5, 7, 15, 19, 21, 35, 57, 95, 105, 133, 285, 399, 665, 1995.
What is 1995 in Roman numerals?
1995 in Roman numerals is MCMXCV.
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