Number
5 in Roman numerals
5 is written V
Type any other number or numeral below to convert it.
Above 3,999? Type the barred part in brackets, e.g. (IV)CC = 4,200.
How V is built
Roman numerals are written one decimal place at a time, largest first.
- Vones · 5V is 5.
About the number 5
- 5 is a prime number: only 1 and 5 divide it exactly.
- V is a single letter, one of only seven in the system: I, V, X, L, C, D and M.
- On a clock face, 5 o'clock is V.
- As a month in a date, V is May.
- As a day of the month, V is the 5th. Write a date
Counting from 1 to 10
| Number | Roman numeral |
|---|---|
| 1 | I |
| 2 | II |
| 3 | III |
| 4 | IV |
| 5 | V |
| 6 | VI |
| 7 | VII |
| 8 | VIII |
| 9 | IX |
| 10 | X |