Country S has 12,345,000 residents who tested positive for covid 19. What is the largest place value of the numeric part of this quantity?

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To find the largest place value of the numeric part of 12,345,000, we can break it down into its components based on place value:

  • The number 12,345,000 can be expressed as:
    • \( 1 \times 10^7 \) (10 million)
    • \( 2 \times 10^6 \) (2 million)
    • \( 3 \times 10^5 \) (300 thousand)
    • \( 4 \times 10^4 \) (40 thousand)
    • \( 5 \times 10^3 \) (5 thousand)
    • \( 0 \times 10^2 \) (0 hundred)
    • \( 0 \times 10^1 \) (0 ten)
    • \( 0 \times 10^0 \) (0 one)

The largest place value among these is \( 10^7 \), which corresponds to the digit 1 in the millions place.

Therefore, the largest place value of the numeric part of 12,345,000 is 10 million.