Rounding Calculator

Basic rules to round numbers

The process to round off numbers comprises several steps. Here are some rules that you need to use while rounding numbers.

Rounding to the nearest tenth, hundred, and thousand place

Consider that we have the number 5776 and it has to be rounded off to the nearest tenth, hundred, and thousand (10, 100, 1000). Let us check the steps that are to be completed by the user.

Rounding to the nearest tenth place

• You need to start by rounding the number to the tenth.
• The number on the extreme right is 6. According to the regulations of rounding, it is greater than 5.
• The number on the left of 6 is 7 so 1 would be added to it.
• Hence, the number 5776 would become 5780.

Rounding to the nearest hundred place

• Once you have rounded off the number to the tenth, initiate the process to round it off to the nearest hundred.
• In the number, 5780, the required digit is 8. As this digit is greater than 5, 1 will be added to the number on its left.
• In this case, the number is 7 to the left of 7 so 1 would be added to it.
• Thus, when 5780 will be rounded off to the nearest hundred, it would be 5800.

Rounding to the nearest thousandth place

• Now, if you want to further round it off to the nearest thousand, the number will be 6000.
• It is because the digit 8 is greater than 5 so 1 would be added to the 5 of the number.

The above round off calculator can round the number to the nearest tenth, hundredth, or thousandth place in a fraction of a second

Example

Round 271,403 to the nearest hundred thousand. 

Solution

Let's check the steps.

Step 1: First, get started rounding the number to the nearest tenth.

• In the given number, the most right digit is 3.
• According to the rounding number rules, 3 is less than 5, so the number to the left of 3 i-e 0 will not change.
• Hence the number 271,403 would become 271,400

Step 2: After doing the step for the nearest tenth, initiate the rounding process for the nearest hundred.

• Again w.r.t the rules in the number 271,400, the required nearest tenth number is already 0, so the value will remain the same.
• Hence the number will be 271,400.

Step 3: Now round the number to the nearest thousand.

• In  271,400, 4 is on hundred places i-e less than 5, by following rules there will be no change to the number on the left of 4 i-e 1.
• Hence the number will become 271,000.

Step 4: Now further round off the number to the nearest tenth thousand.

• According to the current scenario, the number of thousand places is 1, which is less than 5.
• So the number at the left of 1 i-e 7 will not change.
• Hence the number will now become 270,000.

Step 5: Now in the last round, the number to the nearest hundred thousand.

• In the current value of 270,000, the number at the ten thousandth place is 7 which is greater than 5 so add 1 to the left number of 7 i-e 2.
• So it will become 3.
• Hence after the addition of 1, the number will be 300,000.

So, according to the above solution, 300,000 is the nearest hundred thousand of 271,403. You can also use the above rounding numbers calculator to solve these rounding processes in seconds.

Rounding in decimals and significant numbers

When you talk about rounding decimals, you need to understand the rules of significant figures. For instance, if the number 0.4556 has to be rounded off to 3 significant figures, the rounding would involve specific regulations.

Here are the rules which you need to use for significant figures.