Q: How is the number 11,917,071 written in Scientific Notation?
A: 1.1917071 x 107
The purpose of scientific notation is for scientists to write very large, or very small, numbers with ease.
Calculating scientific notation for a positive integer is simple, as it always follows this notation:
a x 10b
Follow the steps below to see how 11,917,071 is written in scientific notation.
To find a, take the number and move a decimal place to the right one position.
Now, to find b, count how many places to the right of the decimal.
| New Number: | 1 | . | 1 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Decimal Count: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
There are 7 places to the right of the decimal place.
Building upon what we know above, we can now reconstruct the number into scientific notation.
Remember, the notation is: a x 10b
a = 1.1917071
b = 7
Now the whole thing:
1.1917071 x 107
Check your work:
107 = 10,000,000 x 1.1917071 = 11,917,071
| 11,917,069 | 11,917,070 | 11,917,072 | 11,917,073 |
| 1.1917069 x 107 | 1.191707 x 107 | 1.1917072 x 107 | 1.1917073 x 107 |