Group boundary: 77 | 004
The comma boundary separates 77 from 004: “seventy-seven thousand” is read before “four”.
Seventy-seven thousand four
Pattern: Thousands with a one-digit final group
77,004 splits into 77 | 004. The left group gives “seventy-seven thousand”; the right group contributes only “four”.
| Digit | Position | Value | Value in words |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | ten-thousands | 70,000 | seventy thousand |
| 7 | thousands | 7,000 | seven thousand |
| 0 | hundreds | 0 | not spoken |
| 0 | tens | 0 | not spoken |
| 4 | ones | 4 | four |
| Group | Digits | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| thousands | 77 | seventy-seven thousand |
| final group | 004 | four |
The comma boundary separates 77 from 004: “seventy-seven thousand” is read before “four”.
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.