Question

How do you write 14,607,465 in scientific notation?

Answer 1

Scientific notation: `1.4607465xx10^7`

Explanation:

In "scientific notation" a number is written as
`color(white)("XXX")a.bxx10^c`
where `a` is a single non-zero digit (except when the value being represented is equal to `0`),
`b` is a series of digits,
and `c` is the power of ten required to convert `a.b` into the normal form of the number.

For the number `14,607,465`
`color(white)("XXX")a=1`
`color(white)("XXX")b=4607465`

and since `1.4607465xx10000000 = 1.4607465xx10^7= 14,607,465`
`color(white)("XXX")c=7`