Question

Express in scientific notation. 458,700

Answer 1

`4.587` ×
`10^5`

Explanation:

We are given the following number and we are to express it in scientific notation:

458,700

Scientific is a way of expressing numbers (specially large numbers). When a number between 1 and 10 is multiplied by a power of 10, it is said to be written in scientific notation.

The given number can be expressed in scientific notation as:

`4.587` ×
`10^5`

Answer 2

458,700 = 4.587 * 10^5

Explanation:

Let's see what a scientific notation is.

Scientific notation is a way of writing very large or very small numbers. A number is written in scientific notation when a number between 1 and 10 is multiplied by a power of 10.

The given number is 458,700

= 4.587 * 10^5

You can see 4.587 is less than 10.

The number of decimal point moved is represented by 10^5.

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