How do you Round 2498 to the nearest 1000?

Oh, isn't that just a happy little math question? To round 2498 to the nearest 1000, we look at the hundreds place. Since the hundreds place is 4, which is less than 5, we keep the thousands place the same and change all digits after it to zero. So, 2498 rounded to the nearest 1000 is 2000. Just like that, we have a nice, rounded number to work with.