124.68
significant figures means figures after the decimal, in the case after the 8, if the number after the significant figure is 4 or lower the last SF (significant figure) stays the same, if 5 or higher then you add one.
for example the number 124.683 to one SF is 124.7, because 8 means you round the last number up (add one)
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The above answer could no be more incorrect! It has confused decimal digits with significant digits.
124.683, to 2 sig digits is 120. The two non-zero numbers 1 and 2 and everything else 0.
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50.4 has three significant digits.
The value of 2 in the number: 124,683 represents 20,000
2 significant figures.
12,300 has 3 significant figures.
The significant figures in a number are the digits that carry meaning contributing to its precision. In the number 0.56, both digits are considered significant because they are not placeholders. Therefore, the significant number of 0.56 is 2.