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To find how many times (6 \cdot 10^5) is as large as (3 \cdot 10^3), we can set up the following division:
[ \frac{6 \cdot 10^5}{3 \cdot 10^3} ]
Now let's simplify this expression:
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Divide the coefficients: [ \frac{6}{3} = 2 ]
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Divide the powers of 10: [ \frac{10^5}{10^3} = 10^{5-3} = 10^2 ]
Now, combine the results from steps 1 and 2: [ 2 \cdot 10^2 ]
Finally, we can express (2 \cdot 10^2) as: [ 2 \cdot 100 = 200 ]
Thus, (6 \cdot 10^5) is (200) times as large as (3 \cdot 10^3).