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Place values from ones to hundred trillions
| Place | Value | Power of ten | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hundred trillions | 100,000,000,000,000 | 1014 | Trillions |
| Ten trillions | 10,000,000,000,000 | 1013 | Trillions |
| Trillions | 1,000,000,000,000 | 1012 | Trillions |
| Hundred billions | 100,000,000,000 | 1011 | Billions |
| Ten billions | 10,000,000,000 | 1010 | Billions |
| Billions | 1,000,000,000 | 109 | Billions |
| Hundred millions | 100,000,000 | 108 | Millions |
| Ten millions | 10,000,000 | 107 | Millions |
| Millions | 1,000,000 | 106 | Millions |
| Hundred thousands | 100,000 | 105 | Thousands |
| Ten thousands | 10,000 | 104 | Thousands |
| Thousands | 1,000 | 103 | Thousands |
| Hundreds | 100 | 102 | Ones |
| Tens | 10 | 101 | Ones |
| Ones | 1 | 100 | Ones |
Why the chart is grouped in threes
Commas separate large whole numbers into three-digit periods. Each period contains a hundreds place, a tens place, and a ones place. The same three-place pattern repeats for thousands, millions, billions, and trillions.
123trillions
456billions
789millions
012thousands
345ones
The digit 7 in 123,456,789,012,345 is in the hundred-millions place, so its value is 700,000,000. A digit’s face value stays the same, but its place determines how much it represents.
Three useful classroom questions
- Which period contains the digit?
- What place does the digit occupy inside that period?
- What value does the digit represent in the whole number?
Example: in 46,205,731, the digit 2 is in the hundred-thousands place and represents 200,000.
Use the interactive place-value breakdown
Big Number Playground accepts whole numbers up to 999,999,999,999,999. Enter any number to see its comma formatting, written form, and coloured period breakdown together.