1272

1272 is a natural number that follows 1271 and precedes 1273. In mathematics it factors as 2^3 × 3 × 53, making it an even composite number. It is an abundant number, since the sum of its proper divisors (1968) exceeds 1272, and it is also a Harshad number in base 10 because 1272 is divisible by the sum of its digits (1+2+7+2 = 12; 1272 ÷ 12 = 106).

1272 also denotes the year AD 1272 in the Julian calendar. It was a leap year. In England, the year is marked by the death of King Henry III on 16 November 1272, after which his son Edward I succeeded to the throne. Edward I’s reign, which began in 1272, would shape royal policy, the administration of royal finances, and later campaigns in Wales.

In astronomy, 1272 is used as the designation for a numbered minor planet in the main asteroid belt. Such designations are part of how objects beyond the planets are cataloged in contemporary astronomy.

Overall, 1272 serves as a point of reference in several contexts: as a specific integer with particular factorization properties, as a historical year with notable succession events in England, and as a numeric identifier in astronomical nomenclature.