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