Q: How is the number 271,544,100 written in Scientific Notation?
A: 2.715441 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 271,544,100 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 | . | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 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 = 2.715441 (Please notice any zeroes on the end have been removed)
b = 8
Now the whole thing:
2.715441 x 108
Check your work:
108 = 100,000,000 x 2.715441 = 271,544,100
| 271,544,098 | 271,544,099 | 271,544,101 | 271,544,102 |
| 2.71544098 x 108 | 2.71544099 x 108 | 2.71544101 x 108 | 2.71544102 x 108 |