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title: "704 in Roman numerals is DCCIV"
description: "704 in Roman numerals is DCCIV, written as 500 + 100 + 100 + 4. How it breaks down, how to write it, and the numbers either side."
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# 704 in Roman numerals

**704 in Roman numerals: DCCIV**

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

## How it breaks down

*DCCIV = 500 + 100 + 100 + 4 = 704*

| Group | Value | Subtraction | Running total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| D | 500 | — | 500 |
| C | 100 | — | 600 |
| C | 100 | — | 700 |
| IV | 4 | V − I | 704 |

## Why the smaller symbol comes first

DCCIV 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 | yes — 2× |
| D | 500 | yes — 1× |
| M | 1,000 | no |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words:** Seven hundred four
- **Roman numeral:** DCCIV
- **Symbol count:** 5 characters
- **Binary:** 1011000000
- **Hexadecimal:** 2C0

## The numbers either side

| Number | Roman numeral |
| --- | --- |
| 702 | DCCII |
| 703 | DCCIII |
| 704 | DCCIV ← |
| 705 | DCCV |
| 706 | DCCVI |

## Common questions

### What is 704 in Roman numerals?

704 is DCCIV.

### What does DCCIV mean?

DCCIV is the Roman numeral for 704 — 500 + 100 + 100 + 4.

### How do you write 704 in Roman numerals?

Take the largest value that fits and repeat until nothing is left: D (500), then C (100), then C (100), then IV (4). That gives DCCIV.

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## Sources

- Calculated on this page — At One Place (/about/)