Q: How is the number 635,551,608 written in Scientific Notation?
A: 6.35551608 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 635,551,608 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: | 6 | . | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 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 = 6.35551608
b = 8
Now the whole thing:
6.35551608 x 108
Check your work:
108 = 100,000,000 x 6.35551608 = 635,551,608
| 635,551,606 | 635,551,607 | 635,551,609 | 635,551,610 |
| 6.35551606 x 108 | 6.35551607 x 108 | 6.35551609 x 108 | 6.3555161 x 108 |