6 in Roman Numerals
6
VI
six
How VI is formed
| Place | Value | Symbols |
|---|---|---|
| Units | 6 | VI |
| Total | 6 | VI |
VI starts with V (5) and adds I (1): 5 + 1 = 6. A smaller symbol written after a larger one is added.
Six is the first number that adds a symbol after V; seven and eight continue the pattern: VII, VIII.
Where you'll see VI
Super Bowl VI was played on January 16, 1972 at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans: the Dallas Cowboys beat the Miami Dolphins 24–3.
On some opening-hours signs and timetables, Roman numerals number the days of the week from Monday: VI is Saturday.
The Games of the VI Olympiad, awarded to Berlin for 1916, were never held.
Using VI
As the day of a date, 6 is VI: December 6 is XII.VI written month.day, or VI.XII written day.month. Convert a full date
As a month, VI stands for June, month 6 of the year.
Numbers near 6
Properties of 6
- Prime factors
- 2 × 3
- Divisors
- 1, 2, 3, 6
- Even or odd
- Even
- Prime number
- No
- Letters in VI
- 2
6 is a perfect number: its proper divisors add up to 6.
6,000 in Roman numerals
With a bar over it (vinculum), V̅I̅ means 6 × 1,000 = 6,000. How Roman numerals work