783×100
783 × 100 is the product of the integers 783 and 100. In base-10 arithmetic, multiplying by 100 is equivalent to shifting the decimal point two places to the right, so the result is 78,300. The same value can be written in scientific notation as 7.83 × 10^4, reflecting its magnitude as a four-digit number followed by two zeros.
The operation illustrates a general property of multiplication by powers of ten: it scales a number by
In practical contexts, multiplying by 100 is common in pricing, unit conversions, and quick estimations. For