| Number | 17,042 |
|---|---|
| in Words | seventeen thousand and forty-two |
| Ordinal | seventeen thousand and forty-second (17042nd) |
| On a check | Seventeen thousand and forty-two and 00/100 |
17,042 in words is written as seventeen thousand and forty-two.
On a check, write Seventeen thousand and forty-two and 00/100 on the line for the amount.
The ordinal form of 17,042 is seventeen thousand and forty-second (17042nd).
In The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 42 is the 'Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything.' Author Douglas Adams chose it because it was deliberately ordinary.