5-DIGIT NUMBER CHALLENGES 1 - Use digits 3, 1, 2, 6, 9 to make 5-digit numbers

Oct 22, 2026

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A set of grade-level math challenges focused on forming 5-digit numbers using the digits 3, 1, 2, 6, and 9. Tasks include finding the largest and smallest possible numbers, applying add/subtract operations, selecting the largest even number, and choosing values closest to 40,000 and 60,000. Additional questions require constructing numbers that are multiples of 3 and 4, listing different numbers within 63,000–64,000, ordering numbers from smallest to largest, and rounding 31,926 to the nearest 10, 100, 1,000, and 10,000, with answer guidance provided.

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5-Digit Number Challenges 1

Challenges and Answers

Largest, smallest, and number operations

Even number, closeness to targets, and multiples

Number range listing and ordering

Rounding 31,926

Name Date 5-DIGIT NUMBER CHALLENGES 1 Use the digits 3, 1, 2, 6, 9 to make a 5-digit number each time. | 1) | What is the largest 5-digit number you can make with the digits? | | | --- | --- | --- | | 2) | Subtract 90 from this number. | | | 3) | What is the smallest 5-digit number you can make? | | | 4) | Add 900 to this number. | | | 5) | What is the largest even number you can make? | | | 6) | What is the number closest to 40,000 you can make? | | | 7) | What is the number closest to 60,000 you can make? | | | 8) | Make a 5-digit number which is a multiple of 3. | | | 9) | Make a 5-digit number which is a multiple of 4. | | | 10) | Write down 5 different numbers between 63,000 and 64,000 that you can make. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11) | Write these 5 numbers in order from smallest to largest. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12) | Look at the number 31,926 | | | | Round it to the nearest 10. | | | | Round it to the nearest 100. | | | | Round it to the nearest 1000. | | | | Round it to the nearest 10,000 . | | Name Date 5-DIGIT NUMBER CHALLENGES 1 ANSWERS Use the digits 3, 1, 2, 6, 9 to make a 5-digit number each time. | 1) | What is the largest 5-digit number you can make with the digits? | 96,321 | | --- | --- | --- | | 2) | Subtract 90 from this number. | 96, 231 | | 3) | What is the smallest 5-digit number you can make? | 12,369 | | 4) | Add 900 to this number. | 13,269 | | 5) | What is the largest even number you can make? | 96,312 | | 6) | What is the number closest to 40,000 you can make? | 39,621 | | 7) | What is the number closest to 60,000 you can make? | 61,239 | | 8) | Make a 5-digit number which is a multiple of 3. | any 5-digit number made with the digits (in any order) will be a multiple of 3 | | 9) | Make a 5-digit number which is a multiple of 4. | the last 2 digits must be divisible by 4 | | 10) | Write down 5 different numbers between 63,000 and 64,000 that you can make. | Any 5 of these 6
63,129 63,192 63,219 63,291 63,912
63,921 | | 11) | Write these 5 numbers in order from smallest to largest. | See above | | 12) | Look at the number 31,926 | | | | Round it to the nearest 10. | 31,930 | | | Round it to the nearest 100. | 31,900 | | | Round it to the nearest 1000. | 32,000 | | | Round it to the nearest 10,000 . | 30,000 |

FAQs

How do you form 5-digit numbers in these challenges?

Use the digits 3, 1, 2, 6, and 9 each time to build a 5-digit number, in any order when allowed by the specific question.

What does the rounding question for 31,926 require?

Round 31,926 to the nearest 10, 100, 1,000, and 10,000, then record each rounded result.

How can you make a 5-digit number that is a multiple of 3 or 4?

For a multiple of 3, any 5-digit number made from the digits in any order will work. For a multiple of 4, the last two digits must be divisible by 4.

Oct 22, 2026

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