Question

Write the following in Scientific Notation 62,540

Answer 1

To express a number in scientific notation, we need to move the decimal point and represent said number with a multiplication by a power of 10.

We can see one simple example:

$45,300=45.3\times10^3$

the number 3 in the power of 10, represents that we move the decimal point 3 places to the left.

In this case, we have the number 62,540. We can represent this in scientific notation if we move the decimal point 3 times to the left:

and since we move it 3 places, the power of 10 will be 3, and the answer is:

$62,540​=62.54\times10^3$