97 in Roman Numerals
97
X (subtracted)CVII
ninety-seven
How XCVII is formed
| Place | Value | Symbols |
|---|---|---|
| Tens | 90 | X (subtracted)C |
| Units | 7 | VII |
| Total | 97 | XCVII |
XCVII is written one place at a time, from the largest to the smallest: XC (90) + VII (7) = 97.
XC is the only subtraction: the X before the C takes away 10, so XC = 90.
Common mistakes
Wrong: LXXXXVII
Why isn't 97 written as LXXXXVII?
A symbol can't be repeated four times in a row. 90 is XC (100 − 10), not LXXXX, so 97 is XCVII.
Numbers near 97
Properties of 97
- Prime factors
- 97
- Divisors
- 1, 97
- Even or odd
- Odd
- Prime number
- Yes
- Letters in XCVII
- 5
97 is a prime number: it can only be divided by 1 and by itself.
97,000 in Roman numerals
With a bar over it (vinculum), X̅C̅V̅I̅I̅ means 97 × 1,000 = 97,000. How Roman numerals work