34 in Roman Numerals

34 in Roman numerals at a glance

Roman numeral

XXXIV

Lowercase

xxxiv

Letters

5

Parts

X · X · X · IV

Subtractive pairs

IV

In words

thirty-four

Latin name

triginta quattuor

How XXXIV is built

Roman numerals are written one decimal place at a time, from the largest place to the smallest. Converting each digit of 34 separately and joining the pieces gives XXXIV:

Reading it back, left to right:

• X = 10 → running total 10
• X = 10 → running total 20
• X = 10 → running total 30
• IV = 4 (V minus I) → running total 34

The rules XXXIV follows

• Largest to smallest. XXXIV uses the symbols X, I and V (5 characters in all), and the values never increase from left to right except inside a subtractive pair.
• Subtraction. IV (4) is a subtractive pair: a smaller symbol in front of a larger one is taken away from it. Only six pairs are allowed — IV, IX, XL, XC, CD and CM — and XXXIV uses one of them.
• Repetition. XXX repeats X three times. I, X, C and M may repeat up to three times in a row; V, L and D never repeat.

Common mistakes when writing 34

• XXXIIII — wrong because standard numerals never repeat a symbol four times; 4 is written IV. The correct form is XXXIV.

Where you will see XXXIV

• The modern Summer Games. They are officially numbered by Olympiad; the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad belong to 2028: Los Angeles (scheduled).
• Championship games. Pro football numbers its championship game with Roman numerals, starting from game I in January 1967. Game XXXIV was played in early 2000.
• Volumes and sequels. Book volumes, conference editions, film sequels and anniversary events often carry a Roman numeral; edition XXXIV would be the 34th.

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