562 in words

562 is written "five hundred sixty-two". British English inserts "and" before the final part, giving "five hundred and sixty-two"; American English leaves it out.

Where each word comes from

The same number, other ways

In words (US)

Five hundred sixty-two

In words (UK)

Five hundred and sixty-two

Ordinal

562nd — five hundred sixty-second

Roman numeral

DLXII

Digits

562

Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Five hundred and sixty-two and 00/100" — or "Five hundred and sixty-two 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.