Number in STANDARD Notation | Number in SCIENTIFIC Notation | Explanation for Converting from Standard to Scientific Notation |
321.25 | 3.2125 × 102 | Shift the decimal by two places to the left, so the power is 2. |
100125 | 1.00125 × 105 | Shift the decimal by five places to the left, so the power is 5. |
120120.12 | 1.2012012 × 105 | Shift the decimal by five places to the left, so the power is 5. |
1234567.8 | 1.2345678 × 106 | Shift the decimal by six places to the left, so the power is 6. |
7012324 | 7.012324 × 106 | Shift the decimal by six places to the left, so the power is 6. |
5214.25 | 5.21425 × 103 | Shift the decimal by three places to the left, so the power is 3. |
7897.25 | 7.89725 × 103 | Shift the decimal by three places to the left, so the power is 3. |
189724.5 | 1.897245 × 105 | Shift the decimal by five places to the left, so the power is 5. |
9902234.9 | 9.9022349 × 106 | Shift the decimal by six places to the left, so the power is 6. |
10104091.3 | 1.01040913 × 107 | Shift the decimal by seven places to the left, so the power is 7. |
1102234.9 | 1.1022349 × 106 | Shift the decimal by six places to the left, so the power is 6. |
9100235.5 | 9.1002355 × 106 | Shift the decimal by six places to the left, so the power is 6. |
100000.9 | 1.000009 × 105 | Shift the decimal by five places to the left, so the power is 5. |
1102034 | 1.102034 × 106 | Shift the decimal by six places to the left, so the power is 6. |
10101.9 | 1.01019 × 104 | Shift the decimal by four places to the left, so the power is 4. |
101010.9 | 1.010109 × 105 | Shift the decimal by five places to the left, so the power is 5. |
0.1245657 | 1.245657 × 10−1 | Shift the decimal by one place to the right, so the power is −1. |
0.000147 | 1.47 × 10−4 | Shift the decimal by four places to the right, so the power is −4. |
0.010101 | 1.0101 × 10−2 | Shift the decimal by two places to the right, so the power is −2. |
0.00010101 | 1.0101 × 10−4 | Shift the decimal by four places to the right, so the power is −4. |
0.012 | 1.2 × 10−2 | Shift the decimal by two places to the right, so the power is −2. |
0.031451 | 3.1451 × 10−2 | Shift the decimal by two places to the right, so the power is −2. |
0.0000145 | 1.45 × 10−5 | Shift the decimal by five places to the right, so the power is −5. |
0.1017 | 1.017 × 10−1 | Shift the decimal by one place to the right, so the power is −1. |
0.1000145 | 1.000145 × 10−1 | Shift the decimal by one place to the right, so the power is −1. |