Last updated on May 28th, 2025
The number 62 is written as sixty-two. It is commonly used to represent quantities such as participants in an event, pages in a book, or items in a collection. In this topic, we will be discussing 62 in words.
Writing numbers in words is essential when filling official documents or checks. But how do we write a number like 62 in words? The answer lies in understanding the number's place values.
Let’s look into how we represent 62 in its place values with the help of a place value chart. For 62, we split the number into tens and ones. 6 represents the tens place, and 2 represents the ones place.
Step 1: Begin with the leftmost digit, and assign each digit a place value as you move from left to right. For 62, we start from tens and then the ones place.
Step 2: Next, combine the values from each place and then read the values aloud. In 62, we can see that the number consists of 2 ‘ones’ and 6 ‘tens’.
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 “sixty-two”.
Now that we have learned how to express the number 62 in words, let us learn more about the properties of the number.
The following points are a few common mistakes that children make when writing numbers into words. It can get a little confusing:
Hiralee Lalitkumar Makwana has almost two years of teaching experience. She is a number ninja as she loves numbers. Her interest in numbers can be seen in the way she cracks math puzzles and hidden patterns.
: She loves to read number jokes and games.