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No, karat (or carat) as a purity measurement is divided by 24.

i.e.

1 kt is 1/24th gold (or platinum or other measured metal)

12kt's is 12/24th or 50% pure

24kt's is 24/24th or 100% pure

not to be sonfused with carat (mass), which is a measure of gemstones where 1ct = 200g.

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