How do you round a number to the nearest thousand?

Answer 1

To round a number to the nearest thousand, you look at the hundreds place. If the hundreds place is 5 or greater, you round up by increasing the thousands place by 1 and replacing all digits to the right with zeros. If the hundreds place is less than 5, you simply replace all digits to the right with zeros. For example, to round 6,784 to the nearest thousand, you would look at the hundreds place (8), which is greater than 5, so you round up to 7,000.

Answer 2

If the last three digits of any number are equal to or greater than 500, then you round up to the nearest 1000. For example, the number 2573 rounds up to 3000.

If the last three digits of any number are equal to or less than 499, then you round down to the nearest 1000. For example, the number 2473 rounds down to 2000.

This assumes you are 'rounding up' which is the usual meaning of 'rounding'