To compare the given numbers using scientific notation, we can convert each of them to scientific notation:
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12,740,876,635 can be written as: \[ 1.2740876635 \times 10^{10} \]
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1,345,763,334 can be written as: \[ 1.345763334 \times 10^{9} \]
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12,920,370,000 can be written as: \[ 1.292037 \times 10^{10} \]
Now we can compare them:
- \(1.2740876635 \times 10^{10}\)
- \(1.345763334 \times 10^{9}\)
- \(1.292037 \times 10^{10}\)
To compare, we can directly look at the powers of 10 first. The two numbers with \(10^{10}\) (the first and third numbers) are larger simply because their exponent is higher than \(10^{9}\) (the second number).
Now comparing the first and the third numbers directly:
- \(1.2740876635 < 1.292037\)
Thus in terms of the original numbers:
- \(12,740,876,635\) is less than \(12,920,370,000\)
- \(1,345,763,334\) is less than both.
Therefore, the number with the greatest value is: 12,920,370,000 (or 1.292037 × 10^{10}).
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