What is the following number to five significant figures? 1005263

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To express the number $$ 1005263 $$ to five significant figures, follow these steps:

1. Identify the first five significant digits. In $$ 1005263 $$, they are:
   $$
   1,\; 0,\; 0,\; 5,\; 2
   $$
2. Look at the next digit (the sixth digit), which is $$ 6 $$. Since $$ 6 \geq 5 $$, you round the fifth digit upward.
3. Increase the $$ 2 $$ (the fifth digit) by $$ 1 $$ to get $$ 3 $$.
4. Replace the remaining digits (after the fifth digit) with zeros.

Thus, the number rounded to five significant figures is:
$$
1005300
$$
The number $$ 1005263 $$ rounded to five significant figures is $$ 1005300 $$.

What is the following number to five significant figures? 1005263

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