5 lakh = 500 thousand
Five lakh · Five hundred thousand
1 lakh is 100 thousand, so to turn lakh into thousand, multiply by 100. 5 lakh × 100 = 500 thousand.
A handy way to remember it: 10 lakh = 1 million and 1 crore = 10 million, so 100 crore = 1 billion.
| Lakh | Thousand | Digits |
|---|---|---|
| 1 lakh | 100 thousand | 1,00,000 |
| 2 lakh | 200 thousand | 2,00,000 |
| 5 lakh | 500 thousand | 5,00,000 |
| 10 lakh | 1,000 thousand | 10,00,000 |