Q: How is the number 241,405,120 written in Scientific Notation?
A: 2.4140512 x 108
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 241,405,120 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: | 2 | . | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Decimal Count: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
There are 8 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 = 2.4140512 (Please notice any zeroes on the end have been removed)
b = 8
Now the whole thing:
2.4140512 x 108
Check your work:
108 = 100,000,000 x 2.4140512 = 241,405,120
| 241,405,118 | 241,405,119 | 241,405,121 | 241,405,122 |
| 2.41405118 x 108 | 2.41405119 x 108 | 2.41405121 x 108 | 2.41405122 x 108 |