Which one of the following when rounded to the nearest thousand is 60 000?

1. Round each option to the nearest thousand

To round to the nearest thousand, we look at the hundreds digit:

• Option (1) $59\ 097$: hundreds digit is $0$, rounds to $59\ 000$.
• Option (2) $59\ 483$: hundreds digit is $4$, rounds to $59\ 000$.
• Option (3) $60\ 123$: hundreds digit is $1$, rounds to $60\ 000$.
• Option (4) $60\ 599$: hundreds digit is $5$, rounds to $61\ 000$.