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Thus, the 4-digit number 2394 is read as:

Two thousand three hundred ninety-four

Some more examples

Number Number Name Th H T O

1001 One thousand one 1 0 0 1
1002 One thousand two 1 0 0 2

1003 One thousand three 1 0 0 3

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1999 One thousand nine hundred ninety-nine 1 9 9 9

2000 Two Thousand 2 0 0 0

2001 Two thousand one 2 0 0 1

3000 Three Thousand 3 0 0 0

4000 Four thousand 4 0 0 0

9999 Nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine 9 9 9 9

The largest 4-digit number is 9999.

Note for the Teacher

Give su cient practice of reading and writing of four digit numbers to the students.

Let's Try

Example 1: Write the number names of the following.

(a) 2564 (b) 1489 (c) 8720 (d) 1065

Solution: (a) 2564: Two thousand fi ve hundred sixty-four

(b) 1489: One thousand four hundred eighty-nine

(c) 8720: Eight thousand seven hundred twenty

(d) 1065: One thousand sixty-fi ve