<P> A lakh (/ læk, lɑːk /; abbreviated L; sometimes written Lac or Lacs) is a unit in the Indian numbering system equal to one hundred thousand (100,000; scientific notation: 10). In the Indian convention of digit grouping, it is written as 1, 00,000 . For example, in India 150,000 rupees becomes 1.5 lakh rupees, written as ₹ 1, 50,000 or INR 1, 50,000 . </P> <P> It is widely used both in official and other contexts in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka . It is often used in Indian, Pakistani, and Sri Lankan English . In Pakistan, the word lakh is used mostly in local languages rather than in English media . </P>

One hundred thousand is equal to how many lakhs