12 (number)
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12 (twelve) is the natural number following 11 and preceding 13. Twelve is a superior highly composite number, divisible by the numbers from 1 to 4, and 6.
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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 |
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