There cannot be a greatest number.
For example, 5687480000 has 8 in the ten thousands place.
But so does 1000000000005687480000 and it is bigger.
And 2000000000005687480000 is bigger still.
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998,949 If the tens place was any other number, it would either be smaller then 4 x 2 = 8, or it would equal more then 10 in the thousands place.
Oh, what a happy little question! The greatest 6-digit number where the digit in the thousands place is twice the digit in the tens place is 986,432. And the smallest 6-digit number following the same rule is 164,823. Isn't it wonderful how numbers can dance together in such a harmonious way?
5 is the number in the ten thousands place.
The number "5", or the fifth number from the right is in the ten thousands' place.