In order to round a number to the nearest thousand, you need to follow these steps:
1. You have to look to the right of the digit in the Thousands place (Remember that the digit to the right to the digit in the thousands place is located in the Hundreds place).
2. If the digit in the Hundreds place is less than 5, you don't have to change the digit in the Thousands place and the digits to the right of it become zeros.
3. If the digit is 5 or greater than 5, you must round up by increasing the value of the digit in the Thousands place by 1 (add 1 to that digit) and the digits to the right become zeros.
In this case, you have this number:
Notice that the digit in the Thousands place is:
Since the digit to the right of it is:
And:
Therefore, you must round up:
The answer is:
