2024
2024 is the year the most people in history voted in national elections.
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- Composite
Where 2024 fits
Why 2024 is special
More than seventy countries covering roughly half the world's population held elections. The concentration in a single year is a coincidence of electoral cycles rather than anything coordinated.
Same number, different meanings
How 2024 is understood across different contexts — never implying one meaning because of another.
- Mathematics
More than seventy countries covering roughly half the world's population held elections. The concentration in a single year is a coincidence of electoral cycles rather than anything coordinated.
- History
In 2024, a total solar eclipse crossed North America from Mexico to Newfoundland (North America).
- Everyday life
More than seventy countries held national elections during 2024, covering roughly half the world's population. The concentration is a coincidence of independent electoral cycles rather than a coordinated event.
- Technology & computing
2024 is a copper-alloyed aluminium with high strength and poor corrosion resistance, normally supplied clad in pure aluminium. It was the standard airframe skin alloy for decades.
2024 is part of
Factors & digit properties
- Divisors (16)
- 1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 22, 23, 44, 46, 88, 92, 184, 253, 506, 1012, 2024
- Prime factorisation
- 2^3 × 11 × 23
- Digit sum
- 8
- Digital root
- 8
Representations
- Decimal
- 2024
- Scientific notation
- 2.024 × 10^3
Roman numerals
M M X X I V
MMXXIV uses the subtractive pair IV: one before five — five minus one.
Binary
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
1 × 1,024 + 1 × 512 + 1 × 256 + 1 × 128 + 1 × 64 + 1 × 32 + 0 × 16 + 1 × 8 + 0 × 4 + 0 × 2 + 0 × 1 = 2,024
Octal
3 7 5 0
3 × 512 + 7 × 64 + 5 × 8 + 0 × 1 = 2,024
Hexadecimal
7 e 8
7 × 256 + e × 16 + 8 × 1 = 2,024
Read as powers of two: 1,024 + 512 + 256 + 128 + 64 + 32 + 8 = 2,024.
In historical numeral systems
Egyptian
2 lotuses, 2 hobbles, 4 strokes
2 × 1,000 + 2 × 10 + 4 × 1 = 2,024. 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 + 4 vertical wedges (units place)
33 × 60 + 44 = 2024. 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
- Abundant number
- Harshad (Niven) number
Related numbers & connections
2024 is a year in the 21st century, in the 2020s.
Both are high-strength aircraft aluminium alloys with poor corrosion resistance, normally clad or anodised.
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In 2024, a total solar eclipse crossed North America from Mexico to Newfoundland (North America).
DocumentedHistoryGeography: North AmericaPeriod: 2024Around seventy countries held national elections in 2024, covering close to half the global population. Nothing coordinates electoral cycles, so the concentration is arithmetic rather than design.
DocumentedHistoryPeriod: 2024
Everyday life
More than seventy countries held national elections during 2024, covering roughly half the world's population. The concentration is a coincidence of independent electoral cycles rather than a coordinated event.
DocumentedEveryday lifeGeography: GlobalPeriod: 2024
Technology & computing
2024 is a copper-alloyed aluminium with high strength and poor corrosion resistance, normally supplied clad in pure aluminium. It was the standard airframe skin alloy for decades.
DocumentedTechnology & computingGeography: International — Aluminium Association designations
Common questions
Is 2024 a prime number?
No, 2024 is not prime.
What are the factors of 2024?
The factors of 2024 are 1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 22, 23, 44, 46, 88, 92, 184, 253, 506, 1012, 2024.
What is 2024 in Roman numerals?
2024 in Roman numerals is MMXXIV. IV is subtractive: one before five — five minus one. Written additively it would be MMXXIIII, which Roman inscriptions used freely — the strict subtractive form is a later convention.
About this page's data
Mathematical facts:computed directly from the number's value — nothing to source or verify externally.
Contextual records: 4 reviewer-confirmed records, sourced and reviewed before publication.
Last reviewed: 15 July 2026