Q: How is the number 12,346,330 written in Scientific Notation?
A: 1.234633 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 12,346,330 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 | . | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 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 = 1.234633 (Please notice any zeroes on the end have been removed)
b = 7
Now the whole thing:
1.234633 x 107
Check your work:
107 = 10,000,000 x 1.234633 = 12,346,330
| 12,346,328 | 12,346,329 | 12,346,331 | 12,346,332 |
| 1.2346328 x 107 | 1.2346329 x 107 | 1.2346331 x 107 | 1.2346332 x 107 |