Simplify 1*10^-6

$1 \cdot 10^{- 6}$

Step 1

Multiply $10^{- 6}$ by $1$ .

$10^{- 6}$

Step 2

Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule $b^{- n} = \frac{1}{b^{n}}$ .

$\frac{1}{10^{6}}$

Step 3

Raise $10$ to the power of $6$ .

$\frac{1}{1000000}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{1}{1000000}$

Decimal Form:

$1 \cdot 10^{- 6}$