Group boundary: 13 | 304
The comma boundary separates 13 from 304: “thirteen thousand” is read before “three hundred four”.
Thirteen thousand three hundred four
Pattern: Thousands with a silent tens place
13,304 splits into 13 | 304. In the final group, the tens place is zero, so “four” follows “three hundred” directly.
| Digit | Position | Value | Value in words |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ten-thousands | 10,000 | ten thousand |
| 3 | thousands | 3,000 | three thousand |
| 3 | hundreds | 300 | three hundred |
| 0 | tens | 0 | not spoken |
| 4 | ones | 4 | four |
| Group | Digits | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| thousands | 13 | thirteen thousand |
| final group | 304 | three hundred four |
The comma boundary separates 13 from 304: “thirteen 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.