Q: How is the number 15,255,089 written in Scientific Notation?
A: 1.5255089 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 15,255,089 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 | . | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| 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 = 1.5255089
b = 7
Now the whole thing:
1.5255089 x 107
Check your work:
107 = 10,000,000 x 1.5255089 = 15,255,089
| 15,255,087 | 15,255,088 | 15,255,090 | 15,255,091 |
| 1.5255087 x 107 | 1.5255088 x 107 | 1.525509 x 107 | 1.5255091 x 107 |