CCCXLVI
CCCXLVI is a Roman numeral that represents the number 346. Roman numerals are a numeral system that originated in ancient Rome and remained the usual way of writing numbers throughout Europe well into the Late Middle Ages. Numbers are represented by combinations of letters from the Latin alphabet. CCCXLVI is composed of the following symbols: CCC (300), XL (40), and VI (6). The numeral CCCXLVI is constructed by adding the values of its constituent symbols. The symbol "C" represents 100, "X" represents 10, "L" represents 50, and "I" and "V" represent 1 and 5, respectively. The numeral CCCXLVI is an example of a subtractive combination, where a smaller numeral is placed before a larger numeral to indicate subtraction. In this case, the "XL" (40) is placed before the "C" (100) to indicate that 40 is subtracted from 100, resulting in 60. The remaining "VI" (6) is then added to the result, giving a total of 346. Roman numerals are still used today in various contexts, such as in the naming of monarchs, the numbering of Super Bowls, and the dating of copyrights.