How to Express a Number in the Expanded Form?
| Number | Ten Thousands | Thousands | Hundreds | Tens | Ones |
| 852 | 8 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 705 | 7 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 9854 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | |
| 42980 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
Writing numbers in Expanded Form and Words
| Number | Expanded Form | in Words |
| 852 | 800+50+2 | Eight Hundred Fifty Two |
| 705 | 700+5 | Seven Hundred Five |
| 9854 | 9000+800+50+4 | Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty Four |
| 42980 | 40000+2000+900+80 | Forty Two Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty |
Smallest Numbers and Greatest Numbers
| Smallest one Digit Number | 1 – The smallest digit is 1. |
| Greatest One Digit Number | 9 – The greatest digit is 9. |
| Smallest Two Digit Number | 10 – The smallest digit is 1. We write a zero for each of the other places. So, the smallest 2 digit number is 10. |
| Greatest Two Digit Number | 99 – The greatest digit is 9. We write nine for each of the other places. So, the greatest 2 digit number is 99. |
| Smallest Three Digit Number | 100 – The smallest digit is 1. We write a zero for each of the other places. So, the smallest 3 digit number is 100. |
| Greatest Three Digit Number | 999 – The greatest digit is 9. We write nine for each of the other places. So, the greatest 3 digit number is 999. |
| Smallest Four Digit Number | 1000 – The smallest digit is 1. We write a zero for each of the other places. So, the smallest 4 digit number is 1000. |
| Greatest Four Digit Number | 9999 – The greatest digit is 9. We write nine for each of the other places. So, the greatest 4 digit number is 9999. |
| Smallest Five Digit Number | 10000 – The smallest digit is 1. We write a zero for each of the other places. So, the smallest 5 digit number is 10000. |
| Greatest Five Digit Number | 99999 – The greatest digit is 9. We write nine for each of the other places. So, the greatest 5 digit number is 99999. |