1.5*10power13

an means n a's multiplied together. For example:

56 = 5*5*5*5*5*5=15625
so
1.5*1013
means
1.5*10*10*10*10*10*10*10*10*10*10*10*10*10
=1.5*10000000000000
=15000000000000
=15,000,000,000,000