To round 623,022 to the nearest ten thousand, we look at the thousand's place, which is the third digit to the left of the rounding target (the ten thousand place). Here’s how it works:
- Identify the ten thousand place: In 623,022, the ten thousand place is the digit '2' (the first digit on the left).
- Look at the digit to the right of the ten thousand place, which is the thousand's place: In this case, it's '3'.
- Since the thousand's place digit (3) is less than 5, we do not round up.
Thus, we round down the number to 620,000.
Therefore, 623,022 rounded to the nearest ten thousand is 620,000.