Lakh / Crore to Million / Billion Converter

How it works

1 lakh = 10⁵ = 100 thousand; 1 crore = 10⁷ = 10 million; 100 crore = 1 billion; 1 lakh crore = 1 trillion

The Indian numbering system groups digits in twos after the first three (12,34,56,789) and names them lakh (10⁵) and crore (10⁷), whereas the Western system groups in threes with thousand, million (10⁶) and billion (10⁹). The conversions that trip people up: 10 lakh is one million, one crore is ten million, 100 crore is one billion, and a “lakh crore” — the unit used for national budgets — is a trillion. Converting a company valuation of ₹250 crore into $ terms starts with 2.5 billion rupees, then applies the exchange rate.

Worked example

250 crore = 2,500,000,000 = 2.5 billion = 2,500 million; written 2,50,00,00,000 in Indian format.

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