Question

Smallest odd number you can make from the number 5386

Answer 1

Answer: 1,587 is the smallest odd number possible by using the digits 5, 7, 8, and 1.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have to make the smallest odd number possible by using the digits 5, 7, 8, 1.

First of all, what are odd numbers? Odd numbers are numbers that are not perfectly divisible by 2. Or in simple words, have 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9 at their ones place.

In the digits, there are three odd numbers: 5, 7, 1.

We will use 7 as its ones place because we use the largest number at the ones place while creating the smallest number by the given digits.

Now, we have- ___7.

We will put the smallest digit on the thousands place that is 1 as we are making the smallest number

Now, we are left with- 1__7.

We have two blanks left, and two digits left. The digits are: 5, and 8.

We will put 8 on the tens place because its greater than 5, and we are creating the smallest possible odd number by using the given digits.

Now, we have- 1_87.

One blank and one digit is left. We will put the digit that is 5 on the hundreds place.

Our final answer- 1587.