Thousands with a silent tens place
21,704 splits into 21 | 704. In the final group, the tens place is zero, so “four” follows “seven hundred” directly.
21704 in words: twenty-one thousand seven hundred four
21,704
In words
Twenty-one thousand seven hundred four
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How 21,704 is built
Pattern: Thousands with a silent tens place
21,704 splits into 21 | 704. In the final group, the tens place is zero, so “four” follows “seven hundred” directly.
Digit and place-value table
| Digit | Position | Value | Value in words |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | ten-thousands | 20,000 | twenty thousand |
| 1 | thousands | 1,000 | one thousand |
| 7 | hundreds | 700 | seven hundred |
| 0 | tens | 0 | not spoken |
| 4 | ones | 4 | four |
Reading the number in groups
| Group | Digits | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| thousands | 21 | twenty-one thousand |
| final group | 704 | seven hundred four |
Why 21,704 is written this way
Group boundary: 21 | 704
The comma boundary separates 21 from 704: “twenty-one thousand” is read before “seven hundred four”.
Silent zero positions
The tens position contains zero. It preserves place value in the numeral but adds no spoken word.
Hyphenation
The spelling contains one hyphen. Each hyphen joins a tens word to a non-zero ones word inside the same two-digit group.
American English and “and”
The American English style used here normally omits “and” between “hundred” and the following tens or ones.
Number structure
- 21,704 has 5 digits and 2 place-value groups.
- 4 positions contribute a spoken value; 1 zero position is silent.
- Its thousands group is 21; its final three-digit group is 704.