Here's how to write 5,000,039 in scientific notation:

Understanding Scientific Notation

Scientific notation expresses a number as a product of a number between 1 and 10 (the coefficient) and a power of 10.

Steps

1. Move the decimal: Start with 5,000,039. To get a number between 1 and 10, move the decimal point six places to the left. This gives us 5.000039.

2. Exponent: Since we moved the decimal six places to the left, the exponent of 10 will be positive six.

Result:

The scientific notation for 5,000,039 is 5.000039 x 10⁶