The wide end of the sign should always open to the greater number. When we’re comparing numbers, we compare place values from left to right. The number that has the first place value with a bigger digit is farther from 0 on the number line. The number farthest to the right on the number line is the greater number.

Which is the greatest number?

Immortalised in common usage by the internet giant, a googol is the number 10100 – 10, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000.

Where is the greater number?

The symbol > is used for comparing numbers and values. The wide open side of the sign always faces to the bigger number, whereas the small end points to the smaller number. Here, 8 is greater than 5.

Positive numbers are greater than 0, and negative numbers are less than 0.