Thousands with a silent tens place
30,604 splits into 30 | 604. In the final group, the tens place is zero, so “four” follows “six hundred” directly.
Thirty thousand six hundred four
Pattern: Thousands with a silent tens place
30,604 splits into 30 | 604. In the final group, the tens place is zero, so “four” follows “six hundred” directly.
| Digit | Position | Value | Value in words |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | ten-thousands | 30,000 | thirty thousand |
| 0 | thousands | 0 | not spoken |
| 6 | hundreds | 600 | six hundred |
| 0 | tens | 0 | not spoken |
| 4 | ones | 4 | four |
| Group | Digits | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| thousands | 30 | thirty thousand |
| final group | 604 | six hundred four |
30,604 splits into 30 | 604. In the final group, the tens place is zero, so “four” follows “six hundred” directly.
The comma boundary separates 30 from 604: “thirty thousand” is read before “six 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.