Group boundary: 67 | 002
The comma boundary separates 67 from 002: “sixty-seven thousand” is read before “two”.
Sixty-seven thousand two
Pattern: Thousands with a one-digit final group
67,002 splits into 67 | 002. The left group gives “sixty-seven thousand”; the right group contributes only “two”.
| Digit | Position | Value | Value in words |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | ten-thousands | 60,000 | sixty thousand |
| 7 | thousands | 7,000 | seven thousand |
| 0 | hundreds | 0 | not spoken |
| 0 | tens | 0 | not spoken |
| 2 | ones | 2 | two |
| Group | Digits | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| thousands | 67 | sixty-seven thousand |
| final group | 002 | two |
The comma boundary separates 67 from 002: “sixty-seven thousand” is read before “two”.
The hundreds and tens positions contain zero. They preserve place value in the numeral but add no spoken word.
The spelling contains one hyphen. Each hyphen joins a tens word to a non-zero ones word inside the same two-digit group.