Abbreviated Forms of Large Numbers

Different countries often abbreviate large numbers in different styles, and there are no fixed or correct ways of shortening the currency. It somewhat varies from place to place, and different countries use different notations.

We’re going to look at the abbreviated forms of large numbers in this article and acquaint ourselves with this much-needed info.

Abbreviations used for Large Numbers

Abbreviation	Name	Value
K	Thousand (Kilo)	10³ or 1000
M	Million	10⁶ or 1000K
B	Billion	10⁹ or 1000M
t	trillion	10¹² or 1000B
q	quadrillion	10¹⁵ or 1000t
Q	Quintillion	10¹⁸ or 1000q
s	sextillion	10²¹ or 1000Q
S	Septillion	10²⁴ or 1000s
o	octillion	10²⁷ or 1000S
n	nonillion	10³⁰ or 1000o
d	decillion	10³³ or 1000n
U	Undecillion	10³⁶ or 1000d
D	duodecillion	10³⁹ or 1000U
T	Tredecillion	10⁴² or 1000D
Qt	quattuordecillion	10⁴⁵ or 1000T
Qd	Quinquadecillion	10⁴⁸ or 1000Qt
Sd	Sexdecillion	10⁵¹ or 1000Qd
St	Septendecillion	10⁵⁴ or 1000Sd
O	Octodecillion	10⁵⁷ or 1000St
N	Novendecillion	10⁶⁰ or 1000O
v	vigintillion	10⁶³ or 1000N
c	unvigintillion	10⁶⁶ or 1000v

Conclusion

Since there is no universally accepted way of abbreviating large numbers, the safest option would be to stick to whatever system you follow and strictly ensure that the meaning is conveyed to the selected audience.