The fascination of the Roman Numerals lies in its unique representation. The Roman numeral CMLIX translates to 959 in our familiar numeric system. The Roman numeral system employs seven alphabets, namely I, V, X, L, C, D, and M, which correspond to 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 500, and 1000 respectively. Let's understand how the numeral CMLIX equals 959 by using the addition and subtraction rules of Roman numerals. Learn more about the rules of Roman numerals .
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Roman Numeral |
Number |
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CMLIX |
959 |