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title: "1,704 in words"
description: "1,704 in words is \"one thousand seven hundred four\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 1,704 in words

**1,704 in words: One thousand seven hundred four**

1,704 is written "one thousand seven hundred four". British English inserts "and" before the final part, giving "one thousand seven hundred and four"; American English leaves it out.

## Where each word comes from

*1,000 + 700 + 4 = 1,704*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | thousands | 1,000 | one thousand |
| 7 | hundreds | 700 | seven hundred |
| 4 | ones | 4 | four |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** One thousand seven hundred four
- **In words (UK):** One thousand seven hundred and four
- **Ordinal:** 1704th — one thousand seven hundred fourth
- **Roman numeral:** MDCCIV
- **Digits:** 1,704

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "One thousand seven hundred and four and 00/100" — or "One thousand seven hundred and four only" in Indian and much of Commonwealth practice. The fraction or the word "only" exists to stop anyone appending digits after what you wrote. Draw a line through any space left over for the same reason.

## Common questions

### How do you write 1,704 in words?

One thousand seven hundred four. In British English, "one thousand seven hundred and four".

### What is the ordinal of 1,704?

One thousand seven hundred fourth, written 1704th.

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## Sources

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