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To compare these two numbers, we first need to convert them to standard decimal form.
4 x 10^5 = 4,00000 (four hundred thousand)
5 x 10^3 = 5,000 (five thousand)
Upon comparing these two numbers, we can see that 4 x 10^5 is greater than 5 x 10^3.