Thousands with a silent tens place
18,804 splits into 18 | 804. In the final group, the tens place is zero, so “four” follows “eight hundred” directly.
Eighteen thousand eight hundred four
Pattern: Thousands with a silent tens place
18,804 splits into 18 | 804. In the final group, the tens place is zero, so “four” follows “eight hundred” directly.
| Digit | Position | Value | Value in words |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ten-thousands | 10,000 | ten thousand |
| 8 | thousands | 8,000 | eight thousand |
| 8 | hundreds | 800 | eight hundred |
| 0 | tens | 0 | not spoken |
| 4 | ones | 4 | four |
| Group | Digits | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| thousands | 18 | eighteen thousand |
| final group | 804 | eight hundred four |
18,804 splits into 18 | 804. In the final group, the tens place is zero, so “four” follows “eight hundred” directly.
The comma boundary separates 18 from 804: “eighteen thousand” is read before “eight 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.