Writing millions and billions
You learn to write large numbers in two ways: 5.2 million and 5,200,000.
How to work it out
- A million is 1,000,000 and a billion is 1,000,000,000.
- In 5.2 million, the decimal point sits where the millions end.
- The digit after it goes in the hundred thousands place.
Write 5.2 million in digits.
- A million is 1,000,000: six zeros.
- 5 million is 5,000,000.
- The 2 after the decimal point goes in the hundred thousands place.
- So 5,200,000.
More examples
Write 3,400,000 using the word million.
Before the last six digits there is a 3, then a 4: 3.4 million.
Write half a million in digits.
Half of 1,000,000 is 500,000.