how many times less is 10^2 than 10^6? express your answer as an integer to the power of 10.

To find how many times less \(10^2\) is than \(10^6\), we can set up the following calculation:

\[ \frac{10^6}{10^2} = 10^{6 - 2} = 10^4 \]

This means that \(10^2\) is \(10^4\) times less than \(10^6\).

Thus, the answer is \(10^4\).

The correct option is B. \(10^4\).