Different from Arabic numbers , there are 7 Roman numerals: I, V, X, L, C, D and M, where V is equal to 5 and M is equal to 1000.
| Roman | Arabic |
|---|---|
| I | 1 |
| V | 5 |
| X | 10 |
| L | 50 |
| C | 100 |
| D | 500 |
| M | 1000 |
| Arabic | Roman |
|---|---|
| 1 | I |
| 5 | V |
| 10 | X |
| 50 | L |
| 100 | C |
| 500 | D |
| 1000 | M |
The basic rule is when the larger number is in front, then add, when the smaller number is in front, then minus. For example:
- VI: where V is 5 and I is 1, V is larger and in front, so add the 2 numbers together 5+1 = 6
- IL: where L is 50 and I is 1, I is smaller and in front, so minus the 2 numbers together 50-1 = 49
- where the letters are the same, add together: III = 1 + 1 + 1 = 3
Convert Rules:
The following is the table to convert from Roman numerals to Arabic numbers. For example,
- 23 = 20 + 3 = XX + III = XXIII
- 58 = 50 + 8 = L + VIII = LVIII
| Number | Thousands | Hundreds | Tens | Ones |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M | C | X | I |
| 2 | MM | CC | XX | II |
| 3 | MMM | CCC | XXX | III |
| 4 | CD | XL | IV | |
| 5 | D | L | V | |
| 6 | DC | LX | VI | |
| 7 | DCC | LXX | VII | |
| 8 | DCCC | LXXX | VIII | |
| 9 | CM | XC | IX |
The following is the conversion from Roman numerals to Arabic numbers for 1 to 100:
| Roman | Arabic | Roman | Arabic |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | 1 | LI | 51 |
| II | 2 | LII | 52 |
| III | 3 | LIII | 53 |
| IV | 4 | LIV | 54 |
| V | 5 | LV | 55 |
| VI | 6 | LVI | 56 |
| VII | 7 | LVII | 57 |
| VIII | 8 | LVIII | 58 |
| IX | 9 | LIX | 59 |
| X | 10 | LX | 60 |
| XI | 11 | LXI | 61 |
| XII | 12 | LXII | 62 |
| XIII | 13 | LXIII | 63 |
| XIV | 14 | LXIV | 64 |
| XV | 15 | LXV | 65 |
| XVI | 16 | LXVI | 66 |
| XVII | 17 | LXVII | 67 |
| XVIII | 18 | LXVIII | 68 |
| XIX | 19 | LXIX | 69 |
| XX | 20 | LXX | 70 |
| XXI | 21 | LXXI | 71 |
| XXII | 22 | LXXII | 72 |
| XXIII | 23 | LXXIII | 73 |
| XXIV | 24 | LXXIV | 74 |
| XXV | 25 | LXXV | 75 |
| XXVI | 26 | LXXVI | 76 |
| XXVII | 27 | LXXVII | 77 |
| XXVIII | 28 | LXXVIII | 78 |
| XXIX | 29 | LXXIX | 79 |
| XXX | 30 | LXXX | 80 |
| XXXI | 31 | LXXXI | 81 |
| XXXII | 32 | LXXXII | 82 |
| XXXIII | 33 | LXXXIII | 83 |
| XXXIV | 34 | LXXXIV | 84 |
| XXXV | 35 | LXXXV | 85 |
| XXXVI | 36 | LXXXVI | 86 |
| XXXVII | 37 | LXXXVII | 87 |
| XXXVIII | 38 | LXXXVIII | 88 |
| XXXIX | 39 | LXXXIX | 89 |
| XL | 40 | XC | 90 |
| XLI | 41 | XCI | 91 |
| XLII | 42 | XCII | 92 |
| XLIII | 43 | XCIII | 93 |
| XLIV | 44 | XCIV | 94 |
| XLV | 45 | XCV | 95 |
| XLVI | 46 | XCVI | 96 |
| XLVII | 47 | XCVII | 97 |
| XLVIII | 48 | XCVIII | 98 |
| XLIX | 49 | XCIX | 99 |
| L | 50 | C | 100 |
The following is the conversion from Arabic numbers to Roman numerals for 1 to 100:
| Arabic | Roman | Arabic | Roman |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | 51 | LI |
| 2 | II | 52 | LII |
| 3 | III | 53 | LIII |
| 4 | IV | 54 | LIV |
| 5 | V | 55 | LV |
| 6 | VI | 56 | LVI |
| 7 | VII | 57 | LVII |
| 8 | VIII | 58 | LVIII |
| 9 | IX | 59 | LIX |
| 10 | X | 60 | LX |
| 11 | XI | 61 | LXI |
| 12 | XII | 62 | LXII |
| 13 | XIII | 63 | LXIII |
| 14 | XIV | 64 | LXIV |
| 15 | XV | 65 | LXV |
| 16 | XVI | 66 | LXVI |
| 17 | XVII | 67 | LXVII |
| 18 | XVIII | 68 | LXVIII |
| 19 | XIX | 69 | LXIX |
| 20 | XX | 70 | LXX |
| 21 | XXI | 71 | LXXI |
| 22 | XXII | 72 | LXXII |
| 23 | XXIII | 73 | LXXIII |
| 24 | XXIV | 74 | LXXIV |
| 25 | XXV | 75 | LXXV |
| 26 | XXVI | 76 | LXXVI |
| 27 | XXVII | 77 | LXXVII |
| 28 | XXVIII | 78 | LXXVIII |
| 29 | XXIX | 79 | LXXIX |
| 30 | XXX | 80 | LXXX |
| 31 | XXXI | 81 | LXXXI |
| 32 | XXXII | 82 | LXXXII |
| 33 | XXXIII | 83 | LXXXIII |
| 34 | XXXIV | 84 | LXXXIV |
| 35 | XXXV | 85 | LXXXV |
| 36 | XXXVI | 86 | LXXXVI |
| 37 | XXXVII | 87 | LXXXVII |
| 38 | XXXVIII | 88 | LXXXVIII |
| 39 | XXXIX | 89 | LXXXIX |
| 40 | XL | 90 | XC |
| 41 | XLI | 91 | XCI |
| 42 | XLII | 92 | XCII |
| 43 | XLIII | 93 | XCIII |
| 44 | XLIV | 94 | XCIV |
| 45 | XLV | 95 | XCV |
| 46 | XLVI | 96 | XCVI |
| 47 | XLVII | 97 | XCVII |
| 48 | XLVIII | 98 | XCVIII |
| 49 | XLIX | 99 | XCIX |
| 50 | L | 100 | C |
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