How it works
Scientific notation writes a non-zero number as a × 10ⁿ, where 1 ≤ |a| < 10 and n is an integer.
Numbers and notation
Scientific Notation Converter
Enter a decimal value or an expression such as 6.022e23. The converter detects the format automatically.
Your result6.022 × 10^23
Normalized scientific notation.
- Coefficient
- 6.022
- Exponent
- 23
- Decimal form
- 602,200,000,000,000,000,000,000
Understanding your result
The coefficient carries the significant digits while the exponent shows how many places the decimal separator moves. Positive exponents represent large values; negative exponents represent small values.
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Frequently asked questions
It uses one non-zero digit before the decimal separator, so the coefficient has an absolute value from 1 inclusive to 10 exclusive.