48 in Roman Numerals
48
X (subtracted)LVIII
forty-eight
How XLVIII is formed
| Place | Value | Symbols |
|---|---|---|
| Tens | 40 | X (subtracted)L |
| Units | 8 | VIII |
| Total | 48 | XLVIII |
XLVIII is written one place at a time, from the largest to the smallest: XL (40) + VIII (8) = 48.
XL is the only subtraction: the X before the L takes away 10, so XL = 40.
Common mistakes
Wrong: XXXXVIII
Why isn't 48 written as XXXXVIII?
A symbol can't be repeated four times in a row. 40 is XL (50 − 10), not XXXX, so 48 is XLVIII.
Wrong: XLIIX
Why isn't 48 written as XLIIX?
Only one smaller symbol can stand before a larger one, so IIX doesn't work. 8 is VIII (5 + 3), so 48 is XLVIII.
Where you'll see XLVIII
Super Bowl XLVIII was played on February 2, 2014 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford: the Seattle Seahawks beat the Denver Broncos 43–8.
Numbers near 48
Properties of 48
- Prime factors
- 2⁴ × 3
- Divisors
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48
- Even or odd
- Even
- Prime number
- No
- Letters in XLVIII
- 6
48,000 in Roman numerals
With a bar over it (vinculum), X̅L̅V̅I̅I̅I̅ means 48 × 1,000 = 48,000. How Roman numerals work