2023
2023 is the year generative AI reached mainstream public use.
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Where 2023 fits
Why 2023 is special
ChatGPT reached an estimated hundred million users within two months of launching in late 2022, the fastest consumer software adoption recorded at the time. Regulation, copyright litigation and workplace policy all began adapting during 2023.
Same number, different meanings
How 2023 is understood across different contexts — never implying one meaning because of another.
- Mathematics
ChatGPT reached an estimated hundred million users within two months of launching in late 2022, the fastest consumer software adoption recorded at the time. Regulation, copyright litigation and workplace policy all began adapting during 2023.
- Science
In 2023, the James Webb Space Telescope returned its first deep-field science results.
- Technology & computing
Generative AI moved from research demonstration to everyday tool within months rather than years, with adoption estimates faster than any prior consumer software. Whether the estimates are precise matters less than the shape of the curve, which is undisputed.
2023 is part of
Factors & digit properties
- Divisors (6)
- 1, 7, 17, 119, 289, 2023
- Prime factorisation
- 7 × 17^2
- Digit sum
- 7
- Digital root
- 7
Representations
- Decimal
- 2023
- Scientific notation
- 2.023 × 10^3
Roman numerals
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Binary
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
1 × 1,024 + 1 × 512 + 1 × 256 + 1 × 128 + 1 × 64 + 1 × 32 + 0 × 16 + 0 × 8 + 1 × 4 + 1 × 2 + 1 × 1 = 2,023
Octal
3 7 4 7
3 × 512 + 7 × 64 + 4 × 8 + 7 × 1 = 2,023
Hexadecimal
7 e 7
7 × 256 + e × 16 + 7 × 1 = 2,023
Read as powers of two: 1,024 + 512 + 256 + 128 + 64 + 32 + 4 + 2 + 1 = 2,023.
In historical numeral systems
Egyptian
2 lotuses, 2 hobbles, 3 strokes
2 × 1,000 + 2 × 10 + 3 × 1 = 2,023. The signs are simply repeated and added; where they sit on the line is a matter of layout, not value.
Babylonian
3 corner wedges + 3 vertical wedges (sixties place), 4 corner wedges + 3 vertical wedges (units place)
33 × 60 + 43 = 2023. 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
- Harshad (Niven) number
- Lucky number (mathematical sieve)
Related numbers & connections
2023 is a year in the 21st century, in the 2020s.
Turing proposed his imitation test in 1950 and generative AI reached general use in 2023. The engineering has advanced further than agreement about what passing would mean.
View 1950 →Science
In 2023, the James Webb Space Telescope returned its first deep-field science results.
DocumentedScienceGeography: globalPeriod: 2023
Technology & computing
Generative AI moved from research demonstration to everyday tool within months rather than years, with adoption estimates faster than any prior consumer software. Whether the estimates are precise matters less than the shape of the curve, which is undisputed.
DocumentedTechnology & computingPeriod: 2023
Common questions
Is 2023 a prime number?
No, 2023 is not prime.
What are the factors of 2023?
The factors of 2023 are 1, 7, 17, 119, 289, 2023.
What is 2023 in Roman numerals?
2023 in Roman numerals is MMXXIII.
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