1242 in Roman Numerals

Here we will show you how to convert 1242 into Roman Numerals using our unique Roman Numerals Table.

First, you divide up 1242 into ones, tens, hundreds, and thousands as follows:

1000s
1

100s
2

10s
4

1s
2

Then we use our table below to find the correct numerals for each number in each column:

#
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

1000s
M
MM
MMM
MV
V
VM
VMM
VMMM
MX

100s
C
CC
CCC
CD
D
DC
DCC
DCCC
CM

10s
X
XX
XXX
XL
L
LX
LXX
LXXX
XC

1s
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX

The Roman Numerals we found from the table above are:

1 1000s = M
2 100s = CC
4 10s = XL
2 1s = II

Finally, we simply put the numerals together to get the answer. 1242 in Roman Numerals is therefore:

MCCXLII

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