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FILE NO. 333-44173
RULE 424(B)(3)
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(To Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement dated July 7, 1997)
Prospectus number: 1646
MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC.
MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES B
DUE NINE MONTHS OR MORE FROM DATE OF ISSUE
FIXED RATE NOTES
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: $30,000,000
CUSIP NUMBER: 59018S ZU1
INTEREST RATE: 5.56000%
ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE: February 6, 1998
STATED MATURITY DATE: February 8, 1999
INTEREST PAYMENT DATES: Interest pays on the Stated Maturity Date, subject to Following Business Day
Convention.
REPAYMENT AT THE OPTION OF
THE HOLDERS: The Notes cannot be repaid prior to the Stated Maturity Date.
REDEMPTION AT THE OPTION OF
THE COMPANY: The Notes cannot be redeemed prior to the Stated Maturity Date.
FORM: The Notes are being issued in fully registered book-entry form.
TRUSTEE: The Chase Manhattan Bank
DATED: February 4, 1998
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