Q: How is the number 14,871,318 written in Scientific Notation?
A: 1.4871318 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 14,871,318 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 | . | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 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 = 1.4871318
b = 7
Now the whole thing:
1.4871318 x 107
Check your work:
107 = 10,000,000 x 1.4871318 = 14,871,318
| 14,871,316 | 14,871,317 | 14,871,319 | 14,871,320 |
| 1.4871316 x 107 | 1.4871317 x 107 | 1.4871319 x 107 | 1.487132 x 107 |