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1,004 in Roman numerals

1,004 in Roman numerals
MIV

1,004 is written MIV in Roman numerals. That is 2 symbol groups added together, reading left to right from the largest value down.

How it breaks down

MIV = 1000 + 4 = 1,004
Group Value Subtraction Running total
M 1,000 1,000
IV 4 V − I 1,004

Why the smaller symbol comes first

MIV uses subtractive notation in one place: IV means V minus I, or 4. A smaller symbol placed before a larger one is subtracted from it rather than added, which is why IX is nine and not eleven.

Only six such pairs are valid — IV, IX, XL, XC, CD and CM. That restriction is what makes the notation unambiguous: IIII and IC both look like they should work, but neither is standard, and only one spelling of any number is correct.

The symbols

Symbol Value Used here
I 1 yes — 1×
V 5 yes — 1×
X 10 no
L 50 no
C 100 no
D 500 no
M 1,000 yes — 1×

The same number, other ways

In words
One thousand four
Roman numeral
MIV
Symbol count
3 characters
Binary
1111101100
Hexadecimal
3EC

The numbers either side

Number Roman numeral
1,002 MII
1,003 MIII
1,004 MIV ←
1,005 MV
1,006 MVI

Common questions

What is 1004 in Roman numerals?
1,004 is MIV.
What does MIV mean?
MIV is the Roman numeral for 1,004 — 1000 + 4.
How do you write 1004 in Roman numerals?
Take the largest value that fits and repeat until nothing is left: M (1000), then IV (4). That gives MIV.

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Sources

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