Compare Two Three-Digit Numbers - Arithmetic Step by Step

Compare 463 and 437 by checking each place from left to right. The hundreds digits are equal, so move to the tens: 6 > 3 means 463 > 437.

Example

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hundreds | tens | ones
       4 |    6 |    3
       4 |    3 |    7

step: compare hundreds: 4 = 4, same -> check tens
step: compare tens: 6 > 3 -> 463 > 437
step: 463 > 437

digit-comparison To compare two numbers, start at the leftmost (highest) place. The number with the larger digit at that place is greater. Move right only when the digits in the current place are equal.