12 (number)

CardinaltwelveOrdinal12th
(twelfth)Numeral systemduodecimalFactorization2 × 3Divisors1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12Greek numeralΙΒ´Roman numeralXII, xiiGreekprefixdodeca-Latinprefixduodeca-Binary1100₂Ternary110₃Senary20₆Octal14₈Duodecimal10₁₂HexadecimalC₁₆Malayalam൰൨Bengali১২Hebrew numeralי"בBabylonian numeral𒌋𒐖

12 (twelve) is the natural number following 11 and preceding 13.

Twelve is the 3rd superior highly composite number, the 3rd colossally abundant number, the 5th highly composite number, and is divisible by the numbers from 1 to 4, and 6, a comparatively large number of divisors.

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.