Q: How is the number 85,589,105 written in Scientific Notation?
A: 8.5589105 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 85,589,105 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: | 8 | . | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 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 = 8.5589105
b = 7
Now the whole thing:
8.5589105 x 107
Check your work:
107 = 10,000,000 x 8.5589105 = 85,589,105
| 85,589,103 | 85,589,104 | 85,589,106 | 85,589,107 |
| 8.5589103 x 107 | 8.5589104 x 107 | 8.5589106 x 107 | 8.5589107 x 107 |