ROMAN NUMERALS,

YEAR 2000 ?

BEYOND 3000 ?

AND

MULTIPLYING ROMAN NUMERALS

by Peter Arneke

You can find more information here:ROMAN NUMERALS

ROMAN NUMERALS 
	   1	I
	   2	II
	   3	III
	   4	IV
	   5	V
	   6	VI
	   7	VII	
	   8	VIII
	   9	IX
	  10	X
	  11	XI
	  12	XII
	
	  14	XIV
	  15	XV
	  16	XVI	

	  20	XX
	
	  40	XL
	  50	L
	  60	LX
	
	  90	XC
	 100	C
	 110	CX
	
	 400	CD
	 500	D
	 600	DC
	
	 900	CM
	1000	M
	1100	MC

	1996    MCMXCVI
	1997    MCMXCVII
	1998    MCMXCVIII
        1999    MCMXCIX
        2000    MM             (So many ask about year 2000!)
        2001    MMI
        2002    MMII

 You should not write XXXX or IIII, but XL or IV. Never more than
 three of any one numeral in a row is good and simple rule to follow.
 Read more on "the rules":
 Paul Lewis has written some about the rules.

 
BEYOND 3000 ?

About numerals beyond 3000, well this is one way to do it: 
		 _
	4000    MV
		_
	5000	V
		_ 
	6000	VM
		_  
	7000	VMM
		_
       10000	X
		_
       50000	L
		_
      100000	C
		_
      500000	D
		_
     1000000    M

             OR

        1000   (I)

        5000   (V)
MULTIPLYING ROMAN NUMBERS 

	XLII x LXI = ?
	
	
	XLII	LXI
-----------------------------------------------
half	*XXI	CXXII	    double
	 
	   X	CCXLIV
	   
	*  V	CDXXCVIII
	   
	  II	DCCCCLXXVI
	   
	*  I	MDCCCCLII
-----------------------------------------------	

 Pick out the odd numbers on the 
 halfed side and add the corresponding
 doubled numbers together and you
 get the answer. Oddnumber = *

 (Remark: Half of XXI is X and half of
 V is II and so be it.)

----------------------------------------------
	 XXI => CXXII
	 
	   V => CDXXCVIII
		   
	   I => MDCCCCLII
	   
	      +
	      ------------
	      	MMDLXII
----------------------------------------------

 So XLII x LXI = MMDLXII
 
 Nice things you can learn by
 paying attention while watching TV
 or surfing the Internet.
 
 42 x 61 = 2562 looks easier.

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