The Indian Numbering system is different from the International Numbering in terms of Names and Placement of Commas. What is The Indian Numbering system, How does it differ from International Numbering? How does Lakh, Crores compare with Millions and Billions? What are Numbers in Bollywood Mumbaiya Hindi? How to convert lakhs to millions? It has many calculators such as how to convert Millions to Lakhs, Billions to crores and Put commas as per Indian and International numbering system.
India’s 2019 population is estimated at 1.365 billion which is 136.5 crores.
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Indian vs International Number System Lakhs, Crores, Millions and Billions
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How to convert lakhs to millions or millions to lakhs
To convert lakhs to millions divide by 10.
To convert millions to lakhs multiple by 10.
Lakhs are equivalent to “hundreds of thousands”, i.e 1,00,000.
- 100 Thousands = 1 Lakh = 1 followed by 5 Zeros = 100,000
- 1 Million = 10 Lakhs = 1 followed by 6 Zeros = 1,000,000
- 10 Million = 1 Crore = 1 followed by 7 Zeros = 10,000,000
For example, 250,000 would be represented as 2,50,000 and read as Two and a half lakhs or 2.5 lakhs. It is also abbreviated as 2.5L.
10 lakhs is, therefore, the same as 1,000,000 or 1 million.
100 lakhs, on the other hand, is equal to 1 crore. Hence, 1 crore converts to 10 million and 100 crores to 1,000 million (or 1 billion).
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Millions
Answer:1 Million is 10 lakhs
How to convert crores to billions
To convert crores to billions divide by 100.
To convert billions to crores multiple by 100.
Crores are equivalent to “hundreds of lakhs”, i.e 1,00,00,000.
- 1 crore is equivalent to 1,00,00,000 (1 followed by 7 zeroes)
- 1 billion is equivalent to 1000,000,000 (1 followed by 9 zeroes)
- 1 billion equal to 100 crores.
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Billions
Answer:1 Billion is 10 Crores
Indian Numbering System
The most widely and globally used system of numbers is Hindu-Arabic number system. In the classical period of Indian mathematics (400 AD to 1200 AD), important contributions were made by scholars like Aryabhata, Brahmagupta, Bhaskara II, and Varāhamihira.
- The decimal number system in use today was first recorded in Indian mathematics.
- Indian mathematicians made early contributions to the study of the concept of zero as a number, negative numbers, arithmetic, and algebra
- In addition, trigonometry was further advanced in India, and, in particular, the modern definitions of sine and cosine were developed there.
- These mathematical concepts were transmitted to the Middle East, China, and Europe and led to further developments that now form the foundations of many areas of mathematics.
Hindu number system was invented by Indian mathematicians between the 1st and 4th centuries. Later, by the 9th century, this system was adopted by Arabic mathematicians and finally, this came to be known as Hindu-Arabic number system. It future spread to Europe.
Hindu-Arabic numbers have 10 digits or symbols: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 0. It is a place-value system where the digit zero has its own importance.
Representing a number
To write a number, the digits are placed from left to right under the places labelled as Units, Tens, Hundreds, Thousands… etc., and read accordingly. For example, consider number 393071425. This number is represented as shown below and read as Thirty-nine crores thirty lakh seventy-one thousand four hundred and twenty five.
| Ten Crores | Crores | Ten Lakhs | Lakhs | Ten Thousand | Thousands | Hundreds | Tens | Unit |
| 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
Difference between Indian and International Numbering System
- Different Names:
- In the Indian numeral system, the place values of digits go in the sequence of Ones, Tens, Hundreds, Thousands, Ten Thousand, Lakhs, Ten Lakhs, Crores and so on. The Indian Numbering system uses lakh or lac (100,000 or 1,00,000 in the Indian system), crore (10,000,000 or 1,00,00,000) in the Indian system to express large numbers.
- In International Numeral System the place values of digits go in the sequence of Ones, Tens, Hundreds, Thousands, Ten Thousand, Hundred Thousands, Millions, Ten Million and so on, in the international numeral system.
- How many lakhs make a million?
How many millions make a crore?
- Placement of Comma or Separator: Commas are placed in large numbers to help us read and write them easily. In Indian and international systems, the commas are placed at different positions.
- The Indian numbering system uses comma or separators differently from the international norm.
- Instead of grouping digits by threes as in the international system, the grouping is done in a repeating pattern of 3,2,2 (from least significant digits).
- As per the Indian numeral system, the first comma is placed after the hundreds place post which they are placed after every two digits. E.g., 1,23,45,67,890
- As per international numeral system, the first comma is placed after the hundreds place, then they are placed after every three digits. E.g., 1,234,567,890
Example:
| Indian system | International/Western system |
| 5,00,000
Five lakhs |
500,000
Five Hundred Thousands |
| 12,12,12,123
Twelve crores twelve lakh twelve thousand one hundred and twenty three |
121,212,123
One hundred and twenty-one million two hundred and twelve thousand and one hundred and twenty-three. |
| 1,700,00,00,000
One thousand seven hundred crores |
17,000,000,000
Seventeen billion |
| 67,89,000,00,00,000
Sixty-seven lakh eighty-nine thousand crores |
67,890,000,000,000
sixty-seven trillion, eight hundred ninety billion |
How to get Names as per Indian numbering system
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Answer:0 is Zero
How to put Commas as per Indian numbering system
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Answer:1234567 is 12,34,567
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Names of Indian Numbers in Different Languages(Hindi/Tamil)
The table shows the names and what they are called in different Indian languages.
| Hindi / Tamil / Telugu / Bengali / Marathi / Kannada/English | Indian figure |
| एक /ஒன்று/ஏகம் (Ondru/Ekam) / ఒకటి (okati) / এক (êk) / एक / ಒಂದು one |
1 |
| दस /பத்து (Pathu) / పది (padi) / দশ (dôsh) / दहा / ಹತ್ತು/ten | 10 |
| सौ /நூறு (Nooru) / వంద (vandha) / একশ (êkshô) / शंभर / ನೂರು/one hundred | 100 |
| सहस्र (sahasra) / हज़ार / ஆயிரம் (Aayiram) / వెయ్యి (Veyyi) / হাজার (hazar) / एक हजार / ಸಾವಿರ/one thousand | 1,000 |
| लाख / இலட்சம்/நியுதம் (Latcham/Niyutham) / లక్ష (Lakṣa) / লাখ (lakh) / एक लाख / ಲಕ್ಷ one lakh (also lac) |
1,00,000 |
| करोड़ / கோடி (Kodi) / కోటి (Kōṭi)/ কোটি (koti) / एक कोटी / ಕೋಟಿ one crore |
1,00,00,000 |
| अरब /सौ करोड़ (sau karoṛ) /நிகற்புதம் (Nigarputham) / వంద కోట్లు (vandha kōṭlu)/ একশ কোটি (êkshô koti) / शंभर कोटी / ನೂರು ಕೋಟಿ one arab / one hundred crore |
100,00,00,000 |
| खरब/கணம் (Ganam) /పది వేల కోట్లు (Padi vēla kōṭlu) / দশ হাজার কোটি (dôsh hazar koti) / दहा हजार कोटी / ಹತ್ತು ಸಾವಿರ ಕೋಟಿ ten thousand crore / one kharab / one hundred arab |
10,000,00,00,000 |
| पद्म / پدم (padma) / சங்கம் (Sangam) /పది కోటి కోట్లు (Padi Kōṭi kōṭlu) / হাজার লাখ কোটি (hajar lakh koti) / ಹತ್ತು ಕೋಟಿ ಕೋಟಿ one padma / one hundred neel / ten crore crore |
10,00,00,000,00,00,000 |
| शङ्ख (शंख)/ அந்நியம் (Anniyam) / వెయ్యి కోటి కోట్లు (Veyyi Kōṭi kōṭlu) / শত হাজার লাখ কোটি(shôtô hajar lakh koti) / ಒಂದು ಸಾವಿರ ಕೋಟಿ ಕೋಟಿ one shankh / one hundred padma / one thousand crore crore / one lakh lakh crore |
1,000,00,00,000,00,00,000 |
| गुलशन/ அர்த்தம் (Artham) / పది వేల కోటి కోట్లు (Padi vēla Kōṭi kōṭlu) / দশ শত হাজার লাখ কোটি(dôsh shôtô hajar lakh koti) / ಹತ್ತು ಸಾವಿರ ಕೋಟಿ ಕೋಟಿ (ten shankh / ten thousand crore crore) |
10,000,00,00,000,00,00,000 |
Numbers in Mumbaiya Hindi
Mumbai Hindi, also known as Mumbaiya Hindi, Bambaiyya, Mumbaiyya,or Mumbai Hindi is the variety of Hindi spoken in Mumbai (formerly Bombay). Bombay Hindi is widely known as a result of its frequent use in Bollywood movies(Munnabhai movies). This dialect was used to represent crooks and uncouth characters
So keshar means a 1,000 rupee note, while Ilaichi denotes a 500 rupee Note
| harī pattī | money | पैसा (paisā) | हरी पत्ती means green note, directly referring to the 500 rupee note, which is green in colour |
| पेटी | peṭī | One Lakh Rupees | एक लाख रुपये (ek lākh rupaye) | One hundred thousand rupees |
| खोका | khokā | One Crore Rupees | एक करोड़ रुपये (ek karoṛ rupaye) | Ten million rupees |
| तिजोरी | tijorī | 50 Crore or equivalent to 500 million INR. | पचास करोड़ रुपये (pachaas karoṛ rupaye) | 500 million rupees |
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