What does CDLXIV mean?

CDLXIV is the Roman numeral for 464 — 400 + 50 + 10 + 4.

How do you write 464 in Roman numerals?

Take the largest value that fits and repeat until nothing is left: CD (400), then L (50), then X (10), then IV (4). That gives CDLXIV.

464 in Roman numerals

CDLXIV

Number (1–3,999 for numerals)

Roman numeral

464 is written CDLXIV in Roman numerals. That is 4 symbol groups added together, reading left to right from the largest value down.

How it breaks down

CDLXIV = 400 + 50 + 10 + 4 = 464
Group	Value	Subtraction	Running total
CD	400	D − C	400
L	50	—	450
X	10	—	460
IV	4	V − I	464

Why the smaller symbol comes first

CDLXIV uses subtractive notation in 2 places: CD means D minus C, or 400; 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	yes — 1×
L	50	yes — 1×
C	100	yes — 1×
D	500	yes — 1×
M	1,000	no

The same number, other ways

In words: Four hundred sixty-four
Roman numeral: CDLXIV
Symbol count: 6 characters
Binary: 111010000
Hexadecimal: 1D0

The numbers either side

Number	Roman numeral
462	CDLXII
463	CDLXIII
464	CDLXIV ←
465	CDLXV
466	CDLXVI

Common questions

What is 464 in Roman numerals?: 464 is CDLXIV.
What does CDLXIV mean?: CDLXIV is the Roman numeral for 464 — 400 + 50 + 10 + 4.
How do you write 464 in Roman numerals?: Take the largest value that fits and repeat until nothing is left: CD (400), then L (50), then X (10), then IV (4). That gives CDLXIV.

Sources

Calculated on this page — At One Place

How these figures are compiled and checked