Scientific notation is the way that scientists easily handle very large numbers or very small numbers.
For example, instead of writing 0.0000000056, we write [tex]5.6 * 10^{-9} [/tex].
Hence, in scientific notation
0.000028 = [tex]2.8 * 10^{-5} [/tex]
So, the answer is -5. The power of ten has to be -5.