Thousands with a silent tens place
1,304 splits into 1 | 304. In the final group, the tens place is zero, so “four” follows “three hundred” directly.
One thousand three hundred four
Pattern: Thousands with a silent tens place
1,304 splits into 1 | 304. In the final group, the tens place is zero, so “four” follows “three hundred” directly.
| Digit | Position | Value | Value in words |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | thousands | 1,000 | one thousand |
| 3 | hundreds | 300 | three hundred |
| 0 | tens | 0 | not spoken |
| 4 | ones | 4 | four |
| Group | Digits | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| thousands | 1 | one thousand |
| final group | 304 | three hundred four |
1,304 splits into 1 | 304. In the final group, the tens place is zero, so “four” follows “three hundred” directly.
The comma boundary separates 1 from 304: “one thousand” is read before “three hundred four”.
The tens position contains zero. It preserves place value in the numeral but adds no spoken word.
The American English style used here normally omits “and” between “hundred” and the following tens or ones.