A digit in the ten thousand place has a value of 10,000 times the value of the mere digit. While a digit in the thousands place has a value 1,000 times the value of the digit. So to compare you can do 10,000 / 1,000 = 10, which means that<span> a digit in the ten thousand place values ten times what the same digit values is it is the thousand place. </span>
