Round 15628 to the nearest hundred

Solution:
1. Identify the hundreds digit in the number 15628.
* The hundreds digit is 6.

2. Look at the digit to the right of the hundreds place, which is the tens digit.
* The tens digit is 2.

3. Determine the rounding rule:
- If the tens digit is less than 5, round down.
- If the tens digit is 5 or greater, round up.

4. Applying the rule:
* Since the tens digit (2) is less than 5, we round down.

5. Replace the tens and units digits with zeros.
* The number becomes 15600.