98.
It's less than 100, and 9 + 8 = 17
The answer is '28'.
The largest 5-digit even number is 99998. This number is even because it ends in an 8, which is an even digit. It is also the highest possible 5-digit number, just two less than 99999, the largest 5-digit number overall.
Largest three digit number is 999 and we see that it is odd. One less than that is 998 and it is even and it is also three digits. No other 3 digit number is larger than 998 while being even.
354
4,998 of course !
The answer is '28'.
The largest 5-digit even number is 99998. This number is even because it ends in an 8, which is an even digit. It is also the highest possible 5-digit number, just two less than 99999, the largest 5-digit number overall.
34,24,23,14,13, or even 12.
Largest three digit number is 999 and we see that it is odd. One less than that is 998 and it is even and it is also three digits. No other 3 digit number is larger than 998 while being even.
354
354
2354
354
998-5=993
4,998 of course !
2354
111111 Any 6 digit number less than that would require a 0, which is an even number.