Because 450 is nearer to zero than it is to 1,000.
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450 to the nearest 1000 is 0. When rounding to the nearest 1000, we look at the hundreds place. Since 450 is less than 500, it rounds down to 0 when considering the nearest 1000.
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0 (zero) is 409 rounded to 1000's.