5-digit number: hundreds
for 4th grade

Hundreds place value in 5 digit numbers

Each digit in a number has a specific place name and value depending on its position. In our base-10 numeral system, the place values are units, tens, hundreds, thousands, and so on. We read these place values of a number from right to left, starting with the units.

For example, consider the 5 digit number 48,925

• The units position is occupied by the number 5
• The tens position is occupied by the number 2
• The hundreds position is occupied by the number 9
• The thousands position is occupied by the number 8
• The ten-thousands position is occupied by the number 4

When you see a 5 digit number, first find the ones and tens places by looking at the last two digits on the right. The hundreds place is the next digit to the left of the tens place. In our example above, the hundreds place is occupied by the number 9.

Once you have identified the hundreds place, the value of the hundreds digit is simply the digit multiplied by 100. In our example above,

The value of the hundreds digit of 48,925 is 9 x 100 = 900.

What is the hundreds digit value in the number 97,612?

Hundreds digit is 6, value of the hundreds digit is 600

This topic asks you to work out the value of the hundreds digit in a series of 5 digit numbers.

Related topics

• 5 digit numbers: units place value
• 5 digit numbers: tens place value
• 5 digit numbers: thousands place value