Vertically align numbers with Larger Number on top:
| 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | |
| − | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Subtract using place value:
| Thousands | Hundreds | Tens | Ones | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6,758 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
| 2,342 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Difference | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
Column traversal from right to left
Ones column:
Ones column:
- 8 − 2 = 6
Tens column:
- 5 − 4 = 1
Hundreds column:
- 7 − 3 = 4
Thousands column:
- 6 − 2 = 4
| 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | |
| − | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
Therefore, the Difference between 6,758 and 2,342 is 4,416
Check computation by comparing Larger Number and the Sum of Difference and Smaller Number:
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
Sum of Difference and Smaller Number = 6,758
Sum of Difference and Smaller Number = Larger Number (6,758 = 6,758) ✓
