776
776 BC is the traditional date of the first Olympic Games.
- Even
- Composite
Where 776 fits
Why 776 is special
Greek chronology was reckoned in four-year Olympiads counted from it, which gave the Greek world its first shared dating system. The games ran for over a thousand years before being suppressed.
Factors & digit properties
- Divisors (8)
- 1, 2, 4, 8, 97, 194, 388, 776
- Prime factorisation
- 2^3 × 97
- Digit sum
- 20
- Digital root
- 2
Representations
- Decimal
- 776
- Scientific notation
- 7.760 × 10^2
Roman numerals
D C C L X X V I
Binary
1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
1 × 512 + 1 × 256 + 0 × 128 + 0 × 64 + 0 × 32 + 0 × 16 + 1 × 8 + 0 × 4 + 0 × 2 + 0 × 1 = 776
Octal
1 4 1 0
1 × 512 + 4 × 64 + 1 × 8 + 0 × 1 = 776
Hexadecimal
3 0 8
3 × 256 + 0 × 16 + 8 × 1 = 776
Read as powers of two: 512 + 256 + 8 = 776.
In historical numeral systems
Egyptian
7 coils of rope, 7 hobbles, 6 strokes
7 × 100 + 7 × 10 + 6 × 1 = 776. The signs are simply repeated and added; where they sit on the line is a matter of layout, not value.
Babylonian
1 corner wedge + 2 vertical wedges (sixties place), 5 corner wedges + 6 vertical wedges (units place)
12 × 60 + 56 = 776. Places are separated by a space on the tablet, with the higher place written first.
Greek (Ionic)
psi, then omicron, then stigma, marked as a numeral
psi-omicron-stigma + keraia
psi + omicron + stigma written in descending order and added — the letters carry their values wherever they stand, so this is addition, not place value.
Hebrew numerals
tav, then shin, then ayin, then vav
tav-shin-ayin-vav
tav (400) + shin (300) + ayin (70) + vav (6) = 776, written in descending order.
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
Related numbers & connections
The ancient games from 776 BC and the first modern Olympics in 1896, separated by roughly 1,500 years of the festival not being held. The marathon was invented for the modern revival.
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- is associated with1896
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History
Counting in Olympiads from 776 BC gave the Greek world a common chronology where each city had previously dated events by its own magistrates. The games themselves ran until about 393 AD.
DocumentedHistoryGeography: GreecePeriod: 776 BC
Common questions
Is 776 a prime number?
No, 776 is not prime.
What are the factors of 776?
The factors of 776 are 1, 2, 4, 8, 97, 194, 388, 776.
What is 776 in Roman numerals?
776 in Roman numerals is DCCLXXVI.
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: 15 July 2026