number to be added to 97 to get the smallest three digit number = 3
smallest three digit number = 100
100 - 97 = 3
All five digit numbers have three digits. The smallest five digit whole number is 10,000
it would be 0000.01
The first three-digit number is 100. It is the smallest integer that has three digits, starting from 1 and followed by two zeros. Numbers below 100, such as 99, are considered two-digit numbers.
120
The smallest three digit number is 100.