Q: How is the number 620,024,314 written in Scientific Notation?

 A: 6.20024314 x 108

Why is 620,024,314 written as 6.20024314 x 108 in scientific notation?

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 620,024,314 is written in scientific notation.

Step 1

To find a, take the number and move a decimal place to the right one position.

  • Original Number: 620,024,314
  • New Number: 6.20024314

Step 2

Now, to find b, count how many places to the right of the decimal.

New Number: 6.20024314
Decimal Count: 12345678

There are 8 places to the right of the decimal place.

Step 3

Building upon what we know above, we can now reconstruct the number into scientific notation.

Remember, the notation is: a x 10b

a = 6.20024314

b = 8

Now the whole thing:

6.20024314 x 108

Step 4

Check your work:

108 = 100,000,000 x 6.20024314 = 620,024,314


More Scientific Notation Examples

620,024,312620,024,313620,024,315620,024,316
6.20024312 x 1086.20024313 x 1086.20024315 x 1086.20024316 x 108

Explore more about the number 620,024,314:


Ask a Question