Thousands with a silent tens place
18,602 splits into 18 | 602. In the final group, the tens place is zero, so “two” follows “six hundred” directly.
Eighteen thousand six hundred two
Pattern: Thousands with a silent tens place
18,602 splits into 18 | 602. In the final group, the tens place is zero, so “two” follows “six hundred” directly.
| Digit | Position | Value | Value in words |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ten-thousands | 10,000 | ten thousand |
| 8 | thousands | 8,000 | eight thousand |
| 6 | hundreds | 600 | six hundred |
| 0 | tens | 0 | not spoken |
| 2 | ones | 2 | two |
| Group | Digits | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| thousands | 18 | eighteen thousand |
| final group | 602 | six hundred two |
18,602 splits into 18 | 602. In the final group, the tens place is zero, so “two” follows “six hundred” directly.
The comma boundary separates 18 from 602: “eighteen thousand” is read before “six hundred two”.
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.