Question

How do you write `593775` in scientific notation?

Answer 1

`593775 = 5.93775 xx 10^5`

Explanation:

Count the number of places by which you need to shift the number to the right (i.e. divide by `10`) in order to result in a mantissa in the range `[1, 10)`. This is your exponent.

In our example, we need to divide `593775` by `10` five times in order to get a number in the range `[1, 10)`:

`593775 = 5.93775 xx 10^5`