1. Move the decimal point to the left until you have a number between 1 and 10. In this case, you'll move it five places to the left: 7.91000
2. Count the number of places you moved the decimal. You moved it five places.
3. Multiply the number by 10 raised to the power of the number of places you moved the decimal. Since you moved it five places to the left, the exponent will be positive.
Therefore, the scientific notation for 791,000 is 7.91 x 10⁵.
