Q: How is the number 15,303,071 written in Scientific Notation?
A: 1.5303071 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 15,303,071 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 | . | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 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 = 1.5303071
b = 7
Now the whole thing:
1.5303071 x 107
Check your work:
107 = 10,000,000 x 1.5303071 = 15,303,071
| 15,303,069 | 15,303,070 | 15,303,072 | 15,303,073 |
| 1.5303069 x 107 | 1.530307 x 107 | 1.5303072 x 107 | 1.5303073 x 107 |