12000

12000, or twelve thousand, is a natural number. It follows 11,999 and precedes 12,001 and is commonly written with a comma as 12,000 in many English-language contexts. In some mathematical or computational contexts it may be written without a comma as 12000.

Mathematically, 12,000 equals 12 × 1,000 and has the prime factorization 2^5 × 3 × 5^3. It is divisible by a wide range of integers, and its divisor count is 48. It is a multiple of 1000 and of 125, reflecting its composition as 12 × 1000. In hexadecimal notation, 12,000 decimal is represented as 0x2EE0.

In other representations, large numbers like 12,000 can be expressed in Roman numerals as XII with a bar over it to indicate multiplication by 1,000, though common usage typically avoids formal Roman numerals for such values. As a measurement or quantity, 12,000 is frequently used as a rounded figure in statistics, populations, distances, or financial contexts, where it serves as a convenient benchmark or unit.

As a calendar reference, 12,000 CE would denote a point far in the future from the present day, and there are no historical events associated with that year. Overall, 12,000 is a round, divisible, and structurally significant integer used across mathematics and applied fields.