About indian number formatter
India groups digits differently from most of the world: the first group has three digits and the rest have two. 1250000 becomes 12,50,000 (twelve lakh fifty thousand).
The Indian system
- 1,000 is a thousand; 1,00,000 is a lakh; 1,00,00,000 is a crore.
- 100 lakh make a crore, and 100 crore make an arab.
Why use words
Cheques, invoices and legal documents often write the amount in words as well as figures to avoid mistakes. Read the words carefully against the digits.
A worked example
The number 123456789 is written 12,34,56,789 in the Indian system and read as twelve crore thirty-four lakh fifty-six thousand seven hundred eighty-nine. In the international system the same number is 123,456,789.
Where it matters
- Invoices, salary slips and legal documents in India.
- Reading budget and financial news.
- Spreadsheets, where you can use a number format for lakh and crore grouping.
