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Place Value of 8 in 798,817
The number 798,817 has six digits: 7, 9, 8, 8, 1, 7. 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 798817, the digit 8 (the rightmost one) is in the
Hundreds place.
So its place value is 800.
So its place value is 800.
How we found it (step-by-step)
1) Write the number: 798,817
2) Count from the right until you reach the digit 8
3) That position is the Hundreds place (102)
4) Multiply: 8 × 102 = 800
2) Count from the right until you reach the digit 8
3) That position is the Hundreds place (102)
4) Multiply: 8 × 102 = 800
This digit appears more than once
The digit 8 appears 2 times in 798,817. Here are all its places (counting from the right).
• Position 3 → Hundreds → value 800
• Position 4 → Thousands → value 8000
• Position 4 → Thousands → value 8000
Place value chart for 798,817
This chart shows every digit and its place (counting from the right).
| Digit | Place | Power of 10 |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Hundred Thousands | 105 |
| 9 | Ten Thousands | 104 |
| 8 | Thousands | 103 |
| 8 | Hundreds | 102 |
| 1 | Tens | 101 |
| 7 | Ones | 100 |
798,817 number details
Even or odd?
798,817 is odd.
(Last digit: 7)
Prime or composite?
798,817 is composite (it has more than two factors).
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