Question

How do you write `2,360,000` in scientific notation?

Answer 1

`2360000` is `2.36 xx 10^6` in scientific notation

Explanation:

`10^6 = 1000000`

`2360000/2360000 = 2.36`

`2.36 xx 1000000 = 2360000`

∴ `2360000` is `2.36 xx 10^6` in scientific notation

Answer 2

`2.36*10^6`

Explanation:

The key realization is that when we write numbers in scientific notation, we want one digit before the decimal point.

In our case, we must loop it `6` times to the left. The number of times we loop it is our exponent, and looping it left makes it positive. Thus, we have

`2.36*10^6`

Hope this helps!