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How many times larger than 2 * 10 ^ 2 is 2 * 10 ^ 8 ?

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In order to determine how many large is the second number related to the first one, calculate the quotient in between the two numbers:

(2*10⁸)/(2*10²) = 1*10⁶

where you have divided 2/2 = 1 and divided 10⁸/10² = 10⁶. For a division the exponents are subtracted.

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