Settle a debate please!?

Question

I am in Canada. I write one million like this: 1 000 000 but my husband thinks we write it like this: 1,000,000 Who is correct? Or are we both correct?
Thanks so much!

I am a scientist, but hubby is not..so we can agree to disagree I guess :)
Thank you all so much!

Answer 1

1,000,000 is the American way of writing it, and the way Canadians used to write it. Now Canada follows the convention of almost the rest of the world in using 1 000 000.

Answer 2

You both are correct:
In a paycheck(or something) 1,000,000 is better
In solving a math prob,(or something 1 000 000 is better.

Answer 3

You are both correct. The difference is one of accountants vs. mathematicians. Scientists follow the mathematicians way. I guess that just goes to show you, the accountants run the US :)

Answer 4

Just write 1.0 * 10^7 and be done with it.

You're both right.

In Europe a lot of folks use decimal points instead of commas - so one million becomes 1.000.000 with a comma separating whole numbers from decimals.

So one million dollars in the US is $1,000,000.00 and in germany it'd be 1.000.000,00 DM

Answer 5

I'm a scientist too.... and the "real" way is: 1 x 10^6 :-)

Answer 6

Since everyone knows perfectly well what you mean, whichever way you write it, I cannot imagine that it matters.

Answer 7

Depends on where you are, I believe. Here in the U.SL. we use commas, not periods. I have heard other countries use periods, but don't know which.

Answer 8

can't you find anything better to argue about?