Roman Numerals 1 to 20
Roman Numerals 1 to 20 is the list of numbers from 1 to 20 represented in their corresponding roman numeral translation. Roman Numerals 1 to 20 will help students to learn numbers to roman numeral translations effortlessly. In this article, we have simplified all the rules that are followed while writing roman numerals from 1 to 20.
Roman Numbers 1 to 20 Chart
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Roman Numerals from 1 to 20
Roman numerals 1 to 20 can help understand numbers to roman numerals conversion for numbers up to 20. The list of roman numerals from 1 to 20 is provided in the table below.
List of Roman Numerals from 1 to 20
1 = I | 2 = II | 3 = III | 4 = IV | 5 = V |
6 = VI | 7 = VII | 8 = VIII | 9 = IX | 10 = X |
11 = XI | 12 = XII | 13 = XIII | 14 = XIV | 15 = XV |
16 = XVI | 17 = XVII | 18 = XVIII | 19 = XIX | 20 = XX |
How to Write Roman Numerals 1 to 20?
Roman numerals 1 to 20 can be obtained by using any of the two given below methods:
- Method 1: In this method, we break 18 into the least expandable form, write their respective roman letter and add/subtract them, i.e. 18 = 10 + 5 + 3 = X + V + III = XVIII
- Method 2: In this method, we consider the groups of numbers for addition such as: 18 = 10 + 8 = X + VIII = XVIII
Any of the above two methods can be used for writing Roman Numerals from 1 to 20.
Rules to Write Roman Numerals from 1 to 20
Certain rules are to be followed while writing roman numbers from 1 to 20. These rules are explained here in detail.
- When a bigger letter precedes a smaller letter, the letters are added. For example: DI, D > I, so DI = D + I = 500 + 1 = 501.
- When a smaller letter precedes a bigger letter, the letters are subtracted. For example: IX, I < X, so IX = X – I = 10 – 1 = 9.
- When a letter is repeated multiple times, they get added. For example: CC = C + C = 100 + 100 = 200
- The same letter cannot be used more than three times in succession. V, L, and D cannot be repeated, they appear only once.