Solution - Long subtraction
23,278
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 |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| - | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
2. Subtract the numbers using long subtraction method
Subtract the numbers in the ones column from the top number:
8-0=8
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| - | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 |
Subtract the numbers in the tens column from the top number:
7-0=7
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| - | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 8 |
Subtract the numbers in the hundreds column from the top number:
6-4=2
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| - | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 7 | 8 |
Write 3 in the thousands place.
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| - | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
Write 2 in the ten thousands place.
| Place value | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| - | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
The solution is: 23,278
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