Q: How is the number 17,543,463 written in Scientific Notation?
A: 1.7543463 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 17,543,463 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 | . | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
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 = 1.7543463
b = 7
Now the whole thing:
1.7543463 x 107
Check your work:
107 = 10,000,000 x 1.7543463 = 17,543,463
17,543,461 | 17,543,462 | 17,543,464 | 17,543,465 |
1.7543461 x 107 | 1.7543462 x 107 | 1.7543464 x 107 | 1.7543465 x 107 |