1 crore is exactly 10 million
A crore is 10,000,000 and a million is 1,000,000, so a crore is ten of them. To go the other way, divide by 10. It is a unit conversion only, not a currency exchange — 1 crore rupees is 10 million rupees, not 10 million dollars.
Common values
| Crore | Million | Lakh | Full number |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5 | 5 | 50 | 5,000,000 |
| 1 | 10 | 100 | 10,000,000 |
| 2.5 | 25 | 250 | 25,000,000 |
| 5 | 50 | 500 | 50,000,000 |
| 10 | 100 | 1,000 | 100,000,000 |
| 100 | 1,000 | 10,000 | 1,000,000,000 |
100 crore is the same as 1,000 million, or 1 billion — also called 1 arab in the older Indian system.
The Indian and Western place systems group digits differently
The size never changes, but the commas fall in different places, which is what trips people up when they read a figure.
- Western. Groups of three from the right: 10,000,000 — ten million.
- Indian. Groups of two after the first three: 1,00,00,000 — the same one crore.
- The ladder. 1 lakh (100,000) → 10 lakh (1 million) → 1 crore (10 million) → 100 crore (1 billion).
Common questions
How many millions is 1 crore?
1 crore equals exactly 10 million. A crore is 10,000,000 and a million is 1,000,000, so the ratio is 10 to 1.
How do I convert crore to million in my head?
Multiply crores by 10 to get millions, or divide millions by 10 to get crores. 5 crore is 50 million; 75 million is 7.5 crore.
What is a lakh compared to a crore?
A lakh is 100,000 and a crore is 100 lakh, or 10,000,000. In order of size: 1 lakh is less than 1 million, which is less than 1 crore.
