Nearest Hundred Thousandth

Welcome to the nearest hundred thousandth: Here we explain the rounding of numbers to the nearest 100000th, along with many examples.

In this article you can also find a state-of-the-art rounding calculator a few lines below.

Additionally included is a related quiz.

Round to the Nearest Hundred Thousandth Calculator

Number:

Number

Whole Number Places

Millions
Hundred Thousands
Ten Thousands
Thousands
Hundreds Place
Tens Place
Ones Place

Decimal Places

Tenths (1 decimal)
Hundredths (2 decimals)
Thousandths (3 decimals)
Ten Thousandths (4 decimals)
Hundred Thousandths (5 decimals)
Millionths (6 decimals)
Ten Millionths (7 decimals)
Hundred Millionths (8 decimals)
Billionths (9 decimals)

Round

Round Up

Round Down

Result:

Result

Reset

Enter your starting number, then press the round button.

If you like, you can change the (normal) round mode to round up or round down, as discussed further below in this article.

Where is the Hundred Thousandth’ Place?

The nearest hundred thousandth of a decimal number is the value five places to the right of the decimal point once it has been rounded depending on the value of the millionths’ place which is located six places to the right of the decimal point.

Rounded numbers include, for instance:

4.504432 → 4.50443
13.272717 → 13.27272
2.844240 → 2.84424

How to Round to the Nearest Hundred Thousandth?

To round a decimal number to the nearest hundred thousandth, check the value of its millionth.

If the value is equal to 5 or greater, increase the value in the hundred thousandth’s place by 1 and then remove all digits to the right after the fifth decimal place.

If the value is equal to 4 or less, simply remove all the digits to the right after the fifth decimal place.

For example:

• 3.476468: The millionth’ value is 8, so we round up: 3.476468 → 3.47647
• 1.162502: The millionth’ value is 2, so we round down: 1.162502 → 1.1625
• 44.544790: Just get rid of the trailing zero, the millionth’ value is 0: → 44.54479

In the following table you can locate some numbers rounded to nearest 100000th.

If in doubt why a certain number has been rounded up or down, fill in the comment form at the end of this page. We will get back to you with the answer asap.

Round up to the Nearest Hundred Thousandth

If the millionth’s value of a certain number is >= 5, then, according to general rounding rules, you round up to the nearest 100000th.

However, the term round up to the nearest 100000th means that all millionth’s in between 1 and 9 are rounded up by adding 1 to the value in the hundred thousandth’s place, and then removing all digits to the right after the fifth place.

Round Down to the Nearest Hundred Thousandth

If the millionth’s value of a certain number is < 5, then, according to general rounding rules, you round down to the nearest 100000th.

However, the term round down to the nearest 100000th means that all millionth’s in between 1 and 9 are rounded down by removing all the digits to the right after the fifth decimal place.

Bottom Line

Remember that any rounded number has always the same value as the input number you started with; however its value is less exact.

Here you can find all about the Nearest 5 Cents.

– Article written by Mark, last updated on December 14th, 2023

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