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Cardinal | twelve | |||
Ordinal | 12th (twelfth) | |||
Numeral system | duodecimal | |||
Factorization | 22 × 3 | |||
Divisors | 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12 | |||
Greek numeral | ΙΒ´ | |||
Roman numeral | XII | |||
Greek prefix | dodeca- | |||
Latin prefix | duodeca- | |||
Binary | 11002 | |||
Ternary | 1103 | |||
Senary | 206 | |||
Octal | 148 | |||
Duodecimal | 1012 | |||
Hexadecimal | C16 | |||
Malayalam | ൰൨ | |||
Bengali | ১২ | |||
Hebrew numeral | י"ב | |||
Babylonian numeral | 𒌋𒐖 |
12 (twelve) is the natural number following 11 and preceding 13.
Twelve is the 3rd superior highly composite number,[1] the 3rd colossally abundant number,[2] the 5th highly composite number, and is divisible by the numbers from 1 to 4, and 6, a large number of divisors comparatively.
It is central to many systems of timekeeping, including the Western calendar and units of time of day, and frequently appears in the world's major religions.