1. 替换那些使用减法记法书写的符号组。
用其他仅使用加法表示法编写的数字组替换以减法表示法编写的那些数字组.
MCCCXLIII:
XL = L - X = XXXXX - X = XXXX
MCCCXLIII = MCCCXXXXIII
MMDXL:
XL = L - X = XXXXX - X = XXXX
MMDXL = MMDXXXX
MMCCCXLVIII:
XL = L - X = XXXXX - X = XXXX
MMCCCXLVIII = MMCCCXXXXVIII
DCXLVI:
XL = L - X = XXXXX - X = XXXX
DCXLVI = DCXXXXVI
3. 按降序排列符号。
按照从左到右的降序排列符号,左边最大的符号,右边最小的符号。
MCCCXXXXIIIMMDXXXXMMCCCXXXXVIIIDCXXXXVI =
MMMMMDDCCCCCCCXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVVIIIIIII
4. 将所有重复符号合并在一起。
从数字的右端开始 (从较小的值开始) 并将重复的符号合并为较大的符号。
MMMMMDDCCCCCCCXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVVIIIIIII =
MMMMMDDCCCCCCCXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVVIIIII II =
MMMMMDDCCCCCCCXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVVVII =
MMMMMDDCCCCCCCXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVVVII =
MMMMMDDCCCCCCCXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVV VII =
MMMMMDDCCCCCCCXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVII =
MMMMMDDCCCCCCCXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVII =
MMMMMDDCCCCCCCXXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXVII =
MMMMMDDCCCCCCCLLLXXVII =
MMMMMDDCCCCCCCLLLXXVII =
MMMMMDDCCCCCCCLL LXXVII =
MMMMMDDCCCCCCCCLXXVII =
MMMMMDDCCCCCCCCLXXVII =
MMMMMDDCCCCC CCCLXXVII =
MMMMMDDDCCCLXXVII =
MMMMMDDDCCCLXXVII =
MMMMMDD DCCCLXXVII =
MMMMMMDCCCLXXVII =
MMMMMMDCCCLXXVII =
MMMMM MDCCCLXXVII =
(V)MDCCCLXXVII