Q: How is the number 247,582,187 written in Scientific Notation?
A: 2.47582187 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 247,582,187 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 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
| 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 = 2.47582187
b = 8
Now the whole thing:
2.47582187 x 108
Check your work:
108 = 100,000,000 x 2.47582187 = 247,582,187
| 247,582,185 | 247,582,186 | 247,582,188 | 247,582,189 |
| 2.47582185 x 108 | 2.47582186 x 108 | 2.47582188 x 108 | 2.47582189 x 108 |