What is the scientific notation of 2850000?

Answer 1

2.85 x 106 *Basically, place a decimal point after the first digit (2) and then write down any number that follows that is not a zero (.85). Then, multiply by 10. To calculate to 'what power,' count the number of digits after the decimal point that remain in the original number. (2.850000= 6 digits past the decimal point.)

Check your work by multiplying your new number. In other words, 106 is 1,000,000. Does 2.85 x 1,000,000= 2,850,000? It does, and the answer is correct. Be careful though, if you get a number like 2,850,040. You'll need to include the number 4 that is past the first zero. (ie. 2.8504 x 106)

Answer 2

The scientific notation for 2850000 is 2.85e+6.