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Place Value of 2 in 402,131
The number 402,131 has six digits:
4, 0, 2, 1, 3, 1.
Place value tells us what a digit is worth because of its position.
Count from the right → ones(1), tens(2), hundreds(3), thousands(4)…
Answer
In 402131, the digit 2 (the rightmost one) is in the
Thousands place.
So its place value is 2000.
How we found it (step-by-step)
1) Write the number: 402,131
2) Count from the right until you reach the digit 2
3) That position is the Thousands place (103)
4) Multiply: 2 × 103 = 2000
Place value chart for 402,131
This chart shows every digit and its place (counting from the right).
Digit
Place
Power of 10
4
Hundred Thousands
105
0
Ten Thousands
104
2
Thousands
103
1
Hundreds
102
3
Tens
101
1
Ones
100
402,131 number details
Even or odd?
402,131 is odd.
(Last digit: 1)
Prime or composite?
402,131 is prime (only factors are 1 and itself).
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