5-digit number: thousands
for 4th grade

Thousands 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, ten-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

To locate the thousands digit of a 5 digit number, start with the units on the right-hand side. The thousands digit is the third digit counting left (ignore the comma which is just there to help you read long numbers). In our example above, the thousands place is occupied by the number 8.

Once you have identified the thousands digit, the value of that digit is simply that digit multiplied by 1000. In our example above,

The value of the thousands digit of 48,925 is 8 x 1000 = 8000.

The value of the thousands digit of 97,392 is 7000

The value of the thousands digit of 82,033 is 2000

The value of the thousands digit of 20,467 is 0

This topic asks you to work out the value of the thousands 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: hundreds place value