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12,000 (number)

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← 11999 12000 12001 →
Cardinaltwelve thousand
Ordinal12000th
(twelve thousandth)
Factorization25 × 3 × 53
Divisors1, 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 numeralÍĩÎēÂī
Roman numeralCXLIV or CXLMMMM
Binary101110111000002
Ternary1211101103
Senary1313206
Octal273408
Duodecimal6B4012
Hexadecimal2EE016

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

In mathematics

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12000 is an odd, composite number, which has 48 divisors.[a] It is also a regular number,[1] a 3 times decagonal number,[2] a number in base -3,[3] and a number of the Hamiltonian cycles in the rook graph .[4]

In Religion

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In Christianity

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In Christianity, the number 12,000 appears 25 times in the Bible,[5] 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.[6][7]

In Hinduism

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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.[5]

In other fields

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The average distance from the Earth to the Sun is approximately 12000 times the terrestrial diameter.[5]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Which are: 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

References

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  1. ↑ Vanovschi, Vitalii. "Properties of the number 12000". www.numberempire.com. Retrieved 2026-07-18.
  2. ↑ Sloane, N. J. A. (ed.). "Sequence A152767 (3 times 10-gonal (or decagonal) numbers)". The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. OEIS Foundation.
  3. ↑ Sloane, N. J. A. (ed.). "Sequence A073785 (Numbers in base -3.)". The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. OEIS Foundation.
  4. ↑ Sloane, N. J. A. (ed.). "Sequence A269562 (Array read by antidiagonals)". The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences. OEIS Foundation.
  5. 1 2 3 "Number 12000 Symbolism, 12000 Meaning and Numerology". www.ridingthebeast.com. Retrieved 2026-07-27.
  6. ↑ Revelation 7:5–8
  7. ↑ "Revelation, CHAPTER 7 | USCCB". bible.usccb.org. Retrieved 2026-07-27.