142 thousand = 0.000142 arab. 142 thousand is 142,000 in digits, written 1,42,000 in the Indian system.
How to convert thousand to arab
arab = thousand × 0.000001
- 1 thousand = 0.000001 arab (and 1 arab = 1,000,000 thousand).
- Multiply the amount by the factor: 142 × 0.000001 = 0.000142.
- Answer: 142 thousand = 0.000142 arab.
Shortcut: dividing by 1,000,000 gives the same result as multiplying by 0.000001.
Indian and international place values
| Indian | Digits (Indian) | International |
|---|---|---|
| 1 lakh | 1,00,000 | 100 thousand |
| 10 lakh | 10,00,000 | 1 million |
| 1 crore | 1,00,00,000 | 10 million |
| 10 crore | 10,00,00,000 | 100 million |
| 100 crore (1 arab) | 1,00,00,00,000 | 1 billion |
| 1 lakh crore | 1,00,00,00,00,000 | 1 trillion |
Thousand to Arab table
| Thousand (thousand) | Arab (arab) |
|---|---|
| 137 thousand | 0.000137 arab |
| 138 thousand | 0.000138 arab |
| 139 thousand | 0.000139 arab |
| 140 thousand | 0.00014 arab |
| 141 thousand | 0.000141 arab |
| 142 thousand | 0.000142 arab |
| 143 thousand | 0.000143 arab |
| 144 thousand | 0.000144 arab |
| 145 thousand | 0.000145 arab |
| 146 thousand | 0.000146 arab |
| 147 thousand | 0.000147 arab |
| thousand | arab |
|---|---|
| 1 thousand | 0.000001 arab |
| 2 thousand | 0.000002 arab |
| 5 thousand | 0.000005 arab |
| 10 thousand | 0.00001 arab |
| 50 thousand | 0.00005 arab |
| 100 thousand | 0.0001 arab |
Good to know
1 lakh = 100,000 (1,00,000) and 1 crore = 10 million (1,00,00,000).
1 million = 10 lakh, 1 billion = 100 crore, 1 trillion = 1 lakh crore.
The Indian system groups digits in twos after the first three (15,00,00,000); the international system groups in threes (150,000,000).