12,000 (number)

This article is about the number 12,000. For the 1927 play, see 12,000. For other uses, see 12000 series.

← 11999 12000 12001 →
List of numbers Integers ← 0 10k 20k 30k 40k 50k 60k 70k 80k 90k →
Cardinal	twelve thousand
Ordinal	12000th (twelve thousandth)
Factorization	25 × 3 × 53
Divisors	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 20, 24, 25, 30, 32, 40, 48, 50, 60, 75, 80, 96, 100, 120, 125, 150, 160, 200, 240, 250, 300, 375, 400, 480, 500, 600, 750, 800, 1000, 1200, 1500, 2000, 2400, 3000, 4000, 6000, 12000
Greek numeral	${\stackrel {\alpha }{\mathrm {M} }}$͵β´
Roman numeral	CXLIV or CXLMMMM
Binary	101110111000002
Ternary	1211101103
Senary	1313206
Octal	273408
Duodecimal	6B4012
Hexadecimal	2EE016

12000 (twelve thousand) is the natural number following 11999 and preceding 12001. It has significance in Christianity and Hinduism.

In mathematics

12000 is an odd, composite number, which has 48 divisors. It is also a regular number, a 3 times decagonal number, a number in base -3, and a number of the Hamiltonian cycles in the rook graph $K_{n}XK_{m}$.

In Religion

In Christianity

In Christianity, the number 12,000 appears 25 times in the Bible, in one of the verses, it appears twelve times in Revelation 7:5–8, which quotes:

12,000 from the tribe of Judah were sealed,

12,000 from the tribe of Reuben,

12,000 from the tribe of Gad,

12,000 from the tribe of Asher,

12,000 from the tribe of Naphtali,

12,000 from the tribe of Manasseh,

12,000 from the tribe of Simeon,

12,000 from the tribe of Levi,

12,000 from the tribe of Issachar,

12,000 from the tribe of Zebulun,

12,000 from the tribe of Joseph,

12,000 from the tribe of Benjamin were sealed.

In Hinduism

In Hinduism, 12000 divine years correspond to a cycle of Maha Yuga, that is to represent 4320000 years, which is one divine year during 360 years.

In other fields

The average distance from the Earth to the Sun is approximately 12000 times the terrestrial diameter.

See also

• 144,000