Well, darling, 273 rounded to the nearest 1000 is still 0. Because when you're playing in the big leagues of thousands, 273 doesn't even make the cut. So, keep dreaming big, honey, but 273 stays put in the hundreds club.
To convert 273 to the nearest 1000, we look at the hundreds place value, which is 200. Since 273 is closer to 300 than 0, we round up to the nearest 1000. Therefore, 273 rounded to the nearest 1000 is 1000.