2004 in Roman Numerals
2004 in Roman numerals is MMIV. It is built from two parts: 2000 + 4 = MM + IV. Read it from left to right and add the values to get 2004. Below, 2004 appears in a date, on a copyright line and as a two-digit year.
2004 in Roman numerals is MMIV.
2004 in Roman numerals: the breakdown
| Place value | Numeral | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | MM | 2000 |
| 4 | IV | 4 |
| Total | MMIV | 2004 |
Why MMIV and not MMIIII?
MMIV uses the subtractive pair IV. Written by adding only, 2004 would be MMIIII, but a letter may repeat only three times in a row, and MMIIII repeats I four times.
How to read MMIV
- MM is 1000 + 1000, which is 2000.
- IV is 5 minus 1, which is 4.
- Add 2000 + 4 to get 2004.
Roman numeral 2004 in a date
| Order | 1 January 2004 | 31 December 2004 |
|---|---|---|
| MM.DD.YYYY | I.I.MMIV | XII.XXXI.MMIV |
| DD.MM.YYYY | I.I.MMIV | XXXI.XII.MMIV |
| YYYY.MM.DD | MMIV.I.I | MMIV.XII.XXXI |
For 1 January the first two orders match, because the day and the month are both I. For any other day, order or separator, use the Roman numeral date converter with 2004 filled in.
2004 on a copyright line
© MMIV
Film and television end credits commonly show the copyright year in Roman numerals, so 2004 appears as © MMIV.
2004 as a two-digit year
As a style choice, some people write only the last two digits of a year: ’04 gives IV for 2004. The full year, MMIV, is the standard form.
Facts about 2004
- 2004 is a leap year: it is divisible by 4 and is not a century year.
- 2004 has 366 days.
- 1 January 2004 falls on a Thursday.
- 2004 is in the 2000s.
- 2004 is in the 21st century.
Years around 2004
Convert another year
2004 = 2000 + 4 = MM + IV
What number is MMIV?
MMIV is the year 2004. Reading it from left to right, MM is 2000 and IV is 4, which adds up to 2004.
Questions and answers
What is 2004 in Roman numerals?
2004 in Roman numerals is MMIV. It is made of two parts: 2000 + 4 = MM + IV. Read MMIV from left to right, add the parts, and you get 2004. Use the converter on this page to check any other number from 1 to 3,999.
How do you write 2004 in Roman numerals?
Split 2004 into its place values, write each one in Roman numerals, and join them from largest to smallest. For 2004 that is 2000 + 4, which is MM + IV, so the answer is MMIV. Check that no letter repeats more than three times in a row.
What number is MMIV?
MMIV is 2004. Read it in place-value parts from left to right: MM is 2000, IV is 4. Add the parts to get 2004. Letters after a larger or equal letter are added, and a smaller letter before a larger one is subtracted. You can also type MMIV into the converter to read the number back.
Why is 2004 written MMIV and not MMIIII?
MMIV is the standard form. MMIIII breaks a rule: a letter may repeat only three times in a row, and MMIIII repeats I four times. Writing MMIV keeps every letter within those limits and makes 2004 easy to read at a glance.
How do you write 2004 on a date in Roman numerals?
Convert the month, the day and the year separately and join them with dots. For 1 January 2004 in US order that is I.I.MMIV, and for 31 December 2004 it is XII.XXXI.MMIV. The date converter lets you choose the order, the separator and a two-digit year.