Thousands with a silent tens place
5,304 splits into 5 | 304. In the final group, the tens place is zero, so “four” follows “three hundred” directly.
Five thousand three hundred four
Pattern: Thousands with a silent tens place
5,304 splits into 5 | 304. In the final group, the tens place is zero, so “four” follows “three hundred” directly.
| Digit | Position | Value | Value in words |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | thousands | 5,000 | five thousand |
| 3 | hundreds | 300 | three hundred |
| 0 | tens | 0 | not spoken |
| 4 | ones | 4 | four |
| Group | Digits | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| thousands | 5 | five thousand |
| final group | 304 | three hundred four |
5,304 splits into 5 | 304. In the final group, the tens place is zero, so “four” follows “three hundred” directly.
The comma boundary separates 5 from 304: “five thousand” is read before “three 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.