round of to nearest 1000 321409

321,000

321 000

To round the number 321409 to the nearest thousand, follow these steps:

Step 1: Identify the digit in the thousands place. In this case, it is 4.

Step 2: Look at the digit immediately to the right of the thousands place. In this case, it is 0.

Step 3: If the digit in the next place is 5 or greater, increase the digit in the thousands place by 1. If the digit is less than 5, leave the digit in the thousands place as it is. Since 0 is less than 5, we don't need to round up.

Step 4: Replace all the digits to the right of the thousands place with zeros. So, 321409 rounded to the nearest thousand is 321,000.

To round a number to the nearest 1000, follow these steps:

1. Identify the digit in the thousands place (the digit to the left of the hundreds place).
In the number 321,409, the digit in the thousands place is '3'.

2. Look at the digit to the right of the thousands place (the hundreds place).
In this case, the digit is '2'.

3. If the digit in the hundreds place is less than 5, you can round down the number to the nearest thousand.
If the digit is 5 or greater, you round up.

4. Adjust the digit in the thousands place based on the rounding rule.
- If the digit in the hundreds place is less than 5, keep the thousands digit as it is.
- If the digit in the hundreds place is 5 or greater, increase the thousands digit by one.

In our example, the digit in the hundreds place is 2, which is less than 5. Therefore, we keep the thousands digit as it is. Thus, rounding 321,409 to the nearest thousand gives us 321,000.