Question

How many times larger is the value of 170 000 than 170?

Answer 1

1000 times larger.

Explanation:

Take the ratio:

(170 000) / 170 = 1000

and you obtain a factor of 1000. This you can verify by multiplying 170 by 1000 to get back 170000, so 170000 is 1000 times larger than 170.

Answer 2

The value 170 000 is 100x larger than the value 170.