Select the largest number in the following set.
Which is the largest number: 86,407, 84,706 or 87,604?
We make the following place value diagram
Ten Thousands |
Thousands |
Hundreds |
Tens |
Ones |
8 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
7 |
8 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
6 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
Compare digits from left to right until the digits are not the same.
87,604 is the largest number.