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Place Value of 8 in 78,488
The number 78,488 has five digits: 7, 8, 4, 8, 8. 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 78488, the digit 8 (the rightmost one) is in the
Ones place.
So its place value is 8.
So its place value is 8.
How we found it (step-by-step)
1) Write the number: 78,488
2) Count from the right until you reach the digit 8
3) That position is the Ones place (100)
4) Multiply: 8 × 100 = 8
2) Count from the right until you reach the digit 8
3) That position is the Ones place (100)
4) Multiply: 8 × 100 = 8
This digit appears more than once
The digit 8 appears 3 times in 78,488. Here are all its places (counting from the right).
• Position 1 → Ones → value 8
• Position 2 → Tens → value 80
• Position 4 → Thousands → value 8000
• Position 2 → Tens → value 80
• Position 4 → Thousands → value 8000
Place value chart for 78,488
This chart shows every digit and its place (counting from the right).
| Digit | Place | Power of 10 |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Ten Thousands | 104 |
| 8 | Thousands | 103 |
| 4 | Hundreds | 102 |
| 8 | Tens | 101 |
| 8 | Ones | 100 |
78,488 number details
Even or odd?
78,488 is even.
(Last digit: 8)
Prime or composite?
78,488 is composite (it has more than two factors).
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