+118609 $$5.8\times 10^6$$
If you want to express this just as a normal number then this is how
$$10^6$$ is a big number (because the 6 is positive) It is 1 followed by 6 zeros
that is 1000000
so your question is
$$5.8\times 1000000$$
there are 6 zeros so you need to move the decimal place 6 places in the direction that will make it bigger. 
+118609 $$5.8\times 10^6$$
If you want to express this just as a normal number then this is how
$$10^6$$ is a big number (because the 6 is positive) It is 1 followed by 6 zeros
that is 1000000
so your question is
$$5.8\times 1000000$$
there are 6 zeros so you need to move the decimal place 6 places in the direction that will make it bigger.
