Roman Numeral to Number Converter
The Roman Numeral to Number Converter is a user-friendly online tool, to quickly convert Roman Numeral to Number.
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Conversion of Roman numerals to Arabic numerals
Here, we will understand how to convert Roman numerals to Arabic numerals and know through an example how to convert Roman numerals to Arabic numerals. To convert Roman numerals to Arabic numerals, you can add the values of the different Roman numeral symbols. We have given the basic Roman numeral symbols and their corresponding values below.I: 1 V: 5 X: 10 L: 50 C: 100 D: 500 M: 1000 Here, you start from the leftmost digit to convert Roman numerals to Arabic numerals. If the value of the rightmost digit is greater than the current digit, then subtract the value of the current digit. Otherwise, add the value of the current digit. Repeat for each digit in the Roman numeral representation. Here, we have given an example of the Roman numeral 'CCXLVI'
- C (100): Add 100 to the total.
- C (100): Add another 100 to the total.
- X (10): Add 10 to the total.
- L (50): Since L (50) is greater than X (10), subtract 10 from 50, adding 40 to the total.
- V (5): Add 5 to the total.
- I (1): Since I (1) is less than V (5), subtract 1 from 5, adding 4 to the total.
Adding these together: 100+100+10+40+5+1=246
So, 'CCXLVI' in Roman numerals is equivalent to 246 in Arabic numerals.
A Table for Roman numerals to Arabic Numeral Conversion
Roman Numeral | Arabic Numeral |
---|---|
I | 1 |
II | 2 |
III | 3 |
IV | 4 |
V | 5 |
VI | 6 |
VII | 7 |
VIII | 8 |
IX | 9 |
X | 10 |
XI | 11 |
XII | 12 |
XX | 20 |
XL | 40 |
L | 50 |
XC | 90 |
C | 100 |
D | 500 |
M | 1000 |