Scientific Notation Calculator

The scientific notation calculator converts decimals into scientific notation. Explore the rules of scientific notation for a thorough understanding.

Plain or scientific — 6.02e23 works too.
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Scientific notation1.23 × 10^-4
Standard (decimal) form0.000123
Engineering notation123 × 10^-6exponent always a multiple of 3
E notation1.23E-4
Order of magnitude-4
Significant figures3

The method

a × 10^b, with 1 ≤ |a| < 10