For this case we have the following numbers:
271
249
To find the most transient number, what you need to know is which number is furthest from zero.
Since the number 271 is further from the number zero, then we have:
271> 249
Then, we write the number 271 in words:
271: two hundred and seventy-one
Answer:
271> 249
the greatest number in word form is:
271: two hundred and seventy-one