Q: How is the number 788,316,463 written in Scientific Notation?
A: 7.88316463 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 788,316,463 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: | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 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 = 7.88316463
b = 8
Now the whole thing:
7.88316463 x 108
Check your work:
108 = 100,000,000 x 7.88316463 = 788,316,463
| 788,316,461 | 788,316,462 | 788,316,464 | 788,316,465 |
| 7.88316461 x 108 | 7.88316462 x 108 | 7.88316464 x 108 | 7.88316465 x 108 |