427 in Words

Writing numbers in words is essential when filling official documents or checks. But how do we write a number like 427 in words?

The answer lies in breaking the number into its place values. Let’s look into how we represent 427 in its place values with the help of a place value chart. So for 427, we split the number into hundreds, tens, and ones. 4 represents the hundreds, 2 represents the tens, and 7 represents the ones.

Step 1: Begin with the leftmost digit, and assign each digit a place value as you move from left to right. For 427, we start from hundreds, tens, and then the ones place.

Step 2: Next, combine the values from each place and then read the values aloud. In 427, we can see that the number consists of 7 ‘ones’, 2 ‘tens’, and 4 ‘hundreds’. Starting from the leftmost value, read the number together from left to right keeping in mind the place values.

When we read it out loud, we read it as “four hundred twenty-seven”.

Now that we have learned how to express the number 427 in words, let us learn more about the properties of the number.

• Place value: The position of the digit in the place value chart. For example, in 427, the place value of 4 is hundred.

• Hyphen: A punctuation mark used to combine words or parts of words. For example, twenty-seven.

• Numerals: Symbols used to represent numbers. For example, 1, 2, and 3 are numerals.

• Compound numbers: Numbers composed of tens and ones, typically requiring a hyphen, such as twenty-one.

• Ordinal numbers: Numbers indicating position or order, such as first, second, or third.