Question

Write the following numbers in both the Indian and International Place value systems.

$12456387$

Answer 1

Step 1: Writing the number in Indian place value system:

Indian Place value system: Nine places are grouped into four periods: ones, thousands, lakhs, and crores. The first comma is placed after three digits from the right, and the next commas are placed after every two digits.

In Indian place value system $12456387$ will be written as $1,24,56,387$ which in words will be called One crore twenty-four lakh fifty-six thousand three hundred eighty-seven.

Step 2: Writing the number in International place value system:

International Place value system: Nine places are grouped into three periods: ones, thousands, and millions. Starting from the right end, the numbers in all the periods are separated by a comma after every three digits.

In international place value system $12456387$ will be written as $12,456,387$ which in words will be called Twelve million four hundred fifty-six thousand three hundred eighty-seven.

Hence, in Indian and International place value system $12456387$ will be written as one crore twenty-four lakh fifty-six thousand three hundred eighty-seven and twelve million four hundred fifty-six thousand three hundred eighty-seven respectively.