What is 42 in Roman Numerals?

A: XLII


42 = XLII

Your question is, "What is 42 in Roman Numerals?", and the answer is 'XLII'. Here we will explain how to convert, write and read the number 42 in the correct Roman numeral figure format.

How is 42 converted to Roman numerals?

To convert 42 to Roman Numerals the conversion involves you to split it up into place values (ones, tens, hundreds, thousands), like this:

Place ValueNumberRoman Numeral
Conversion40 + 2XL + II
Tens40XL
Ones2II

How to write 42 in Roman numerals?

To write 42 in Roman numerals correctly you combine the values together. The highest numerals should always precede the lower numerals in order of precedence to give you the correct written combination, like in the table above (top to bottom). like this:

XL+II = XLII

How do you read 42 as Roman numerals

To correctly read the number 42 as the Roman numeral XLII, It must be read as it is written; from left to right and from high to low numbers.

It is incorrect to use the Roman symbol XLII in a text, unless it represents an ordinal value. In any other usage case it should be written in the normal format (arabic number) 42.

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