Scientific Notation Converter
Convert numbers to and from scientific notation. Free online scientific notation calculator.
💡 Enter number → get scientific notation. Example: "123456" → "1.23456 × 10⁵".
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How Scientific Notation Works
Step-by-step guide with examples
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Format
Scientific notation expresses numbers as: a × 10ⁿ Where 1 ≤ |a| < 10 and n is an integer. Examples: • 123456 = 1.23456 × 10⁵ • 0.00045 = 4.5 × 10⁻⁴
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Applications
• Physics and chemistry calculations. • Astronomy (distances between celestial bodies). • Engineering computations. • Any field dealing with very large or very small numbers.
Frequently Asked Questions
2 common questions answered
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Q1What is scientific notation?
A way to express very large or very small numbers as a coefficient (1-9.99...) times a power of 10. Example: 5,000,000 = 5 × 10⁶.
Q2How to convert to scientific notation?
Move the decimal point to get a number between 1 and 10, count the positions moved to get the exponent.
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