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Counting by Thousands

1000 (One thousand)

2000 (Two thousands)

3000 (Three thousands)

4000 (Four thousands)

5000 (Five thousands)

6000 (Six thousands)

7000 (Seven thousands)

8000 (Eight thousands)

9000 (Nine thousands)

10000 (Ten thousands)

Numbers and Number Names

We use any four digits from 0 to 9 to write a 4-digit number. These digits are written under
Th (Thousands), H (Hundreds), T (Tens) and O (Ones).
We cannot write 0 at the thousands place as it will then become a 3-digit number.

Th H T O
2 5 6 4 = 2 thousands + 5 hundreds + 6 tens + 4 ones

On an abacus, 2564 is shown as,

Th H T O
Rod Th reads in thousands.

Rod H reads in hundreds.

Rod T reads in tens.

Rod O reads in ones.

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