500 million is written as 500,000,000. To determine the number of zeros in 500 million, let’s break it down:
- The number 500,000,000 has 8 zeros.
Here’s how it breaks down:
- 500 million = 500 × 1,000,000
- 1,000,000 has 6 zeros.
- When you multiply 500 by 1,000,000, you add 2 more zeros (from 500) to the 6 zeros in 1,000,000, making it a total of 8 zeros.
So, 500 million has 8 zeros in total.