[tex]2.32\cdot10^3=2.32\cdot1,000=2,320\\\\4.2\cdot10^4=4.2\cdot10,000=42,000\\\\4.2\cdot10^{-2}=4.2\cdot0.01=0.042[/tex]
Multiplication by 10ⁿ → move decimal n places to the right.
Multiplication by 10⁻ⁿ → move decimal n places to the left.
For n ∈ N