2012
2012 is the year the Higgs boson was confirmed at CERN.
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- 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.
2012 is part of
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
- Scientific notation
- 2.012 × 10^3
Roman numerals
M M X I I
Binary
1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0
1 × 1,024 + 1 × 512 + 1 × 256 + 1 × 128 + 1 × 64 + 0 × 32 + 1 × 16 + 1 × 8 + 1 × 4 + 0 × 2 + 0 × 1 = 2,012
Octal
3 7 3 4
3 × 512 + 7 × 64 + 3 × 8 + 4 × 1 = 2,012
Hexadecimal
7 d c
7 × 256 + d × 16 + c × 1 = 2,012
Read as powers of two: 1,024 + 512 + 256 + 128 + 64 + 16 + 8 + 4 = 2,012.
In historical numeral systems
Egyptian
2 lotuses, 1 hobble, 2 strokes
2 × 1,000 + 1 × 10 + 2 × 1 = 2,012. The signs are simply repeated and added; where they sit on the line is a matter of layout, not value.
Babylonian
3 corner wedges + 3 vertical wedges (sixties place), 3 corner wedges + 2 vertical wedges (units place)
33 × 60 + 32 = 2012. Places are separated by a space on the tablet, with the higher place written first.
Systems that simply cannot reach this value are left out. Where a script needs a font most readers do not have, the reading is given instead of the glyphs — see number systems for each system in full.
Other mathematical patterns
- Deficient number
Related numbers & connections
2012 is a year in the 21st century, in the 2010s.
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 →Numbers Around Us
- appears inHistorical years
why?
Strength 0.50, confidence "high".
Other connections
- is associated with1964
why?
Strength 0.50, confidence "high".
Science
In 2012, the Higgs boson was observed at CERN.
DocumentedScienceGeography: globalPeriod: 2012The 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: 2 reviewer-confirmed records, sourced and reviewed before publication.
Last reviewed: 15 July 2026