there are a total of 653,100 in a libray what is the value of the exponent when this number is written in sceintific notation

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1 answer

To convert the number 653,100 into scientific notation, we express it as a product of a number between 1 and 10 and a power of 10.

The number 653,100 can be written as \( 6.53100 \times 10^5 \) in scientific notation.

Here, the exponent is 5.

Therefore, the value of the exponent when this number is written in scientific notation is 5.