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When 2891 is written in scientific notation, the exponent indicating the power of
10 is?

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For numbers less than 1, the power of 10 in scientific notation has negative exponent and for numbers greater than 1, the power is either zero or has positive exponent. Explanation of Solution The given number is 2891, to write the scientific notation, decimal should be placed after first non-zero digit.

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