Vertically align numbers with Larger Number on top:
| 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | |
| − | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
Subtract using place value:
| Thousands | Hundreds | Tens | Ones | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 16 | |||
| 8,969 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
| 6,595 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| Difference | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
Column traversal from right to left
Ones column:
Ones column:
- 9 − 5 = 4
Tens column:
- Since 6 is less than 9, we have to borrow 1 from the Hundreds column
- As a result, 6 becomes 16, and 16 − 9 = 7
- The 9 in the Hundreds column becomes 8
Hundreds column:
- 8 − 5 = 3
Thousands column:
- 8 − 6 = 2
| 8 | 16 | |||
| 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | |
| − | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
Therefore, the Difference between 8,969 and 6,595 is 2,374
Check computation by comparing Larger Number and the Sum of Smaller Number and Difference:
| 1 | ||||
| 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | |
| 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | |
| 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
Sum of Smaller Number and Difference = 8,969
Sum of Smaller Number and Difference = Larger Number (8,969 = 8,969) ✓
