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My project has a resistor labelled 47, does that mean 47k?

April 26, 2017labelled mean project Resistor

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My project has a resistor labelled 47, does that mean 47k?

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No, it means 47 which is 1000 times smaller! 47k would be shortened to 47k (or 47K). The ohm () symbol is often omitted from circuit diagrams and component layouts but the k (meaning kilo = 1000) will always be included if it is needed.