Question

What is the difference between a number and a numeral ?

Answer 1

A numeral is a symbol or name that stands for a number. Examples: three, four and twelve are all numerals. So the number is an idea, the numeral is how we write it.

Explanation:
Number is expressed with digits, while a numeral is a word describing a number. For example:

four is an example of a numeral and its digit representation: 4 is a number.