Thousands with a silent tens place
30,304 splits into 30 | 304. In the final group, the tens place is zero, so “four” follows “three hundred” directly.
Thirty thousand three hundred four
Pattern: Thousands with a silent tens place
30,304 splits into 30 | 304. In the final group, the tens place is zero, so “four” follows “three hundred” directly.
| Digit | Position | Value | Value in words |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | ten-thousands | 30,000 | thirty thousand |
| 0 | thousands | 0 | not spoken |
| 3 | hundreds | 300 | three hundred |
| 0 | tens | 0 | not spoken |
| 4 | ones | 4 | four |
| Group | Digits | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| thousands | 30 | thirty thousand |
| final group | 304 | three hundred four |
30,304 splits into 30 | 304. In the final group, the tens place is zero, so “four” follows “three hundred” directly.
The comma boundary separates 30 from 304: “thirty thousand” is read before “three hundred four”.
The thousands and tens positions contain zero. They preserve place value in the numeral but add no spoken word.
The American English style used here normally omits “and” between “hundred” and the following tens or ones.