954
E954 is saccharin, the oldest artificial sweetener.
- Even
- Composite
Where 954 fits
Why 954 is special
It was banned in Canada and carried a cancer warning in the United States for two decades on the basis of a rat study whose mechanism does not apply to humans.
Factors & digit properties
- Divisors (12)
- 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 53, 106, 159, 318, 477, 954
- Prime factorisation
- 2 × 3^2 × 53
- Digit sum
- 18
- Digital root
- 9
Representations
- Decimal
- 954
- Scientific notation
- 9.540 × 10^2
Roman numerals
C M L I V
CMLIV uses the subtractive pair IV: one before five — five minus one.
Binary
1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0
1 × 512 + 1 × 256 + 1 × 128 + 0 × 64 + 1 × 32 + 1 × 16 + 1 × 8 + 0 × 4 + 1 × 2 + 0 × 1 = 954
Octal
1 6 7 2
1 × 512 + 6 × 64 + 7 × 8 + 2 × 1 = 954
Hexadecimal
3 b a
3 × 256 + b × 16 + a × 1 = 954
Read as powers of two: 512 + 256 + 128 + 32 + 16 + 8 + 2 = 954.
In historical numeral systems
Egyptian
9 coils of rope, 5 hobbles, 4 strokes
9 × 100 + 5 × 10 + 4 × 1 = 954. The signs are simply repeated and added; where they sit on the line is a matter of layout, not value.
Babylonian
1 corner wedge + 5 vertical wedges (sixties place), 5 corner wedges + 4 vertical wedges (units place)
15 × 60 + 54 = 954. Places are separated by a space on the tablet, with the higher place written first.
Greek (Ionic)
sampi, then nu, then delta, marked as a numeral
sampi-nu-delta + keraia
sampi + nu + delta 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 tav, then qof, then nun, then dalet
tav-tav-qof-nun-dalet
tav (400) + tav (400) + qof (100) + nun (50) + dalet (4) = 954, 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
- Abundant number
- Harshad (Niven) number
Related numbers & connections
Saccharin and sucralose are both non-nutritive sweeteners with quite different regulatory histories.
View 955 →Numbers Around Us
- appears alongside955
why?
Strength 0.50, confidence "high".
Everyday life
E954 saccharin was discovered in 1879. United States warning labelling required from 1977 was removed in 2000 after the bladder tumour mechanism observed in male rats was found not to apply to humans.
DocumentedEveryday lifeGeography: European Union and states adopting the E number systemPeriod: 1962–
Common questions
Is 954 a prime number?
No, 954 is not prime.
What are the factors of 954?
The factors of 954 are 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 53, 106, 159, 318, 477, 954.
What is 954 in Roman numerals?
954 in Roman numerals is CMLIV. IV is subtractive: one before five — five minus one. Written additively it would be DCCCCLIIII, 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: 1 reviewer-confirmed record, sourced and reviewed before publication.
Last reviewed: 15 July 2026