Thousands with a silent tens place
23,704 splits into 23 | 704. In the final group, the tens place is zero, so “four” follows “seven hundred” directly.
23704 in words: twenty-three thousand seven hundred four
23,704
In words
Twenty-three thousand seven hundred four
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How 23,704 is built
Pattern: Thousands with a silent tens place
23,704 splits into 23 | 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 |
| 3 | thousands | 3,000 | three thousand |
| 7 | hundreds | 700 | seven hundred |
| 0 | tens | 0 | not spoken |
| 4 | ones | 4 | four |
Reading the number in groups
| Group | Digits | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| thousands | 23 | twenty-three thousand |
| final group | 704 | seven hundred four |
Why 23,704 is written this way
Group boundary: 23 | 704
The comma boundary separates 23 from 704: “twenty-three 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
- 23,704 has 5 digits and 2 place-value groups.
- 4 positions contribute a spoken value; 1 zero position is silent.
- Its thousands group is 23; its final three-digit group is 704.