Or does this gives you any idea.. SQL> select round(96130045, -4) from dual; ROUND(96130045,-4) ------------------ 96130000 SQL> select round(96136462, -4) from dual; ROUND(96136462,-4) ------------------ 96140000 -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Jelfs Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2004 3:38 PM To: Oracle-L Freelists Subject: Number problem Within Oracle, how can I round up an 8 figure number to the nearest 5000 such that 96136462 becomes 9614000 and 96130045 becomes 96135000? Maths was never my strong point!!! ;-) Steve -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l