11724

11724 is a natural number that sits between 11723 and 11725. It is an even and composite number with several straightforward arithmetic properties.

The prime factorization of 11724 is 2^2 × 3 × 977, meaning the number has 12 positive divisors: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 977, 1954, 2931, 3908, 5862, and 11724. It is divisible by 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12, and can be expressed as 12 × 977. The sum of its digits is 15, confirming its divisibility by 3. The square root of 11724 is approximately 108.3, so it has no divisors larger than 108 aside from those already listed.

In other numeral systems, 11724 has the following representations: binary 10110111001100, octal 26714, and hexadecimal 0x2DCC. These forms reflect its factorization properties and its place within different base systems used in computing and digital representations.

There is no widely noted special significance attached to the number 11724 in history or culture. As a year, AD 11724 would fall far in the future in the Gregorian calendar, with no broadly recorded events associated with it. In mathematical contexts, 11724 serves as a representative example of a small composite number with a nontrivial prime factorization and a moderate number of divisors.