2012
2012 is the year the Higgs boson was confirmed at CERN.
- Even
- Composite
Where 2012 fits
Why 2012 is special
The particle had been predicted in 1964 and took forty-eight years and the Large Hadron Collider to find. Its discovery completed the Standard Model of particle physics, which is both an achievement and a problem, since the model is known to be incomplete.
Factors & digit properties
- Divisors (6)
- 1, 2, 4, 503, 1006, 2012
- Prime factorisation
- 2^2 × 503
- Digit sum
- 5
- Digital root
- 5
Representations
- Decimal
- 2012
- Binary
- 11111011100
- Octal
- 3734
- Hexadecimal
- 7dc
- Roman numeral
- MMXII
- Scientific notation
- 2.012 × 10^3
Other mathematical patterns
- Deficient number
Related numbers & connections
The Higgs boson was predicted in 1964 and confirmed in 2012 — forty-eight years, and a collider built substantially to look for it.
View 1964 →Other connections
- is associated with1964
why?
Strength 0.50, confidence "high".
Science
The Higgs boson was predicted in 1964 and confirmed at CERN in July 2012. Its discovery completed the Standard Model, which is simultaneously an achievement and a difficulty, since the model is known to be incomplete and offered no other gap to look in.
DocumentedSciencePeriod: 4 July 2012
Common questions
Is 2012 a prime number?
No, 2012 is not prime.
What are the factors of 2012?
The factors of 2012 are 1, 2, 4, 503, 1006, 2012.
What is 2012 in Roman numerals?
2012 in Roman numerals is MMXII.
About this page's data
Mathematical facts:computed directly from the number's value — nothing to source or verify externally.
Contextual records: 1 reviewer-confirmed record, sourced and reviewed before publication.
Last reviewed: 3 August 2026