Q: How is the number 37,435,645 written in Scientific Notation?
A: 3.7435645 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 37,435,645 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: | 3 | . | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| 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 = 3.7435645
b = 7
Now the whole thing:
3.7435645 x 107
Check your work:
107 = 10,000,000 x 3.7435645 = 37,435,645
| 37,435,643 | 37,435,644 | 37,435,646 | 37,435,647 |
| 3.7435643 x 107 | 3.7435644 x 107 | 3.7435646 x 107 | 3.7435647 x 107 |