242 in Roman Numerals
242
CCX (subtracted)LII
two hundred forty-two
How CCXLII is formed
| Place | Value | Symbols |
|---|---|---|
| Hundreds | 200 | CC |
| Tens | 40 | X (subtracted)L |
| Units | 2 | II |
| Total | 242 | CCXLII |
CCXLII is written one place at a time, from the largest to the smallest: CC (200) + XL (40) + II (2) = 242.
XL is the only subtraction: the X before the L takes away 10, so XL = 40.
Common mistakes
Wrong: CCXXXXII
Why isn't 242 written as CCXXXXII?
A symbol can't be repeated four times in a row. 40 is XL (50 − 10), not XXXX, so 242 is CCXLII.
Numbers near 242
Properties of 242
- Prime factors
- 2 × 11²
- Divisors
- 1, 2, 11, 22, 121, 242
- Even or odd
- Even
- Prime number
- No
- Letters in CCXLII
- 6
242,000 in Roman numerals
With a bar over it (vinculum), C̅C̅X̅L̅I̅I̅ means 242 × 1,000 = 242,000. How Roman numerals work