Solution - Long subtraction
5,679
Step-by-step explanation
1. Rewrite the numbers from top to bottom, aligned by their place values
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
2. Subtract the numbers using long subtraction method
Because the upper digit (0) in the ones column is too small to get a positive difference, borrow 1 from the number to the left (1,000) which becomes (0999) and get (10).
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Subtract the numbers in the ones column from the top number:
10-1=9
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 9 |
Subtract the numbers in the tens column from the top number:
9-2=7
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 7 | 9 |
Subtract the numbers in the hundreds column from the top number:
9-3=6
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 6 | 7 | 9 |
Subtract the numbers in the thousands column from the top number:
9-4=5
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
Write 0 in the ten thousands place.
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
The solution is: 5,679
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