Recognised as Decimal number

0.000242

Positive
Decimal
6 d.p.
Exact fraction
3 s.f.

0.000242 is a decimal number equal to 121⁄500,000. It lies between 0 and 1, and as a percentage it is 0.0242%.

Number properties

Absolute value0.000242

SignPositive

Integer part0

Fractional part0.000242

Decimal places6

Floor0

Ceiling1

Rounded to nearest0

Truncated0

Fractions & ratios

As a fraction121/500,000exact

Ratio121 : 500,000

As a percentage0.0242%

Reciprocal4,132.2314049587≈

Arithmetic

Double0.000484

Half0.000121

Square5.8564 × 10^-8

Cube1.4172488 × 10^-11

Square root0.0155563492≈

Cube root0.0623167968≈

Negation-0.000242

Natural logarithm-8.3265728318≈

Logarithm base 10-3.616184634≈

Representations

Decimal0.000242

Scientific notation2.42 × 10^-4

Exponential2.42e-4

IEEE 754 binary64 (hex)0x3F2FB82C2BD7F51Fthe exact 64-bit pattern stored

IEEE 754 binary32 (hex)0x397DC16132-bit single precision, may lose accuracy

Stored as0.000242the nearest binary64 value to what you typed

Rounding & precision

Significant figures as written3counted from the digits as typed, not from the value

To 0 decimal places0

To 1 decimal place0.0

To 2 decimal places0.00

To 3 decimal places0.000

To 4 decimal places0.0002

To 1 significant figure0.0002

To 2 significant figures0.00024

To 3 significant figures0.000242

To 4 significant figures0.0002420

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