What is the Biggest NumberYou Can Make by Moving Exactly 2 Matches?

Jan 15, 2026, 23:00 IST

Test your logic and observation skills with this quick matchstick brain teaser. Rearranging just two matches can dramatically change the value shown. Can you spot the smartest move and beat the challenge within only five seconds?

What is the Biggest NumberYou Can Make by Moving Exactly 2 Matches?
What is the Biggest NumberYou Can Make by Moving Exactly 2 Matches?

Today’s in the viral puzzle series, there is a random matchstick puzzle given, which led me to solve it in 5 Seconds.

Do you all also want to solve this matchstick puzzle of a brain teaser?

Okay, try these brain teaser puzzles and solve within 5 seconds.

Try hard and Best of Luck!

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Solve this Brain Teaser within 5 Seconds

So, are you ready to take the challenge of this brain teaser?

Okay, before starting this challenge, do you know what a brain teaser is?

A Brain Teaser is a type of puzzle which requires you to think logically to solve it.

These types of puzzles are designed to challenge your thinking skills, requiring creative thinking, and “outside the box” thinking to solve, which are presented for fun or to test your cognitive skills.

So, in the above image, you have given a random number which is made up of matchsticks, which appears as “358”.

But, here i not as simple as seen in the image.

So, the challenge is for you all: What is the biggest number you all can make by moving exactly 2 matches?

I think you all have now received a brief overview of the image, and you can now start your brain teaser challenge.

So, almost ready!

Then set the timer on your clock for 5 seconds

Ready… Get… Set… Go…

Yes, observe the image very carefully.

Use your sharp IQ skills.

Hurry up! Time is ending…

3…2…1… Stop! Stop! Time’s Up!

So, how was the challenge? Okay, congratulations to those who have succeeded in making the biggest number by moving exactly 2 matches in 5 seconds.

You all are geniuses, and you all have a sharp IQ, and obviously, you are in the 1% of people who can solve this brain teaser. 

Okay, now those who did not succeed in making the biggest number by moving exactly 2 matches in 5 seconds, do not worry. 

Do practice these puzzles and brain teasers, and your IQ level, thinking skills, and problem-solving skills will be increased.

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Solution: Which of the 2 matches can be exactly moved to get the biggest number for this brain teaser?

So, are you excited to know which of the 2 matches can be exactly moved to get the biggest number for this brain teaser? 

Okay, first, look carefully at the image. If you all adjust the matchesstick from both 3 and 5, it will convert to 9 and 9, and the final answer will be “998”, and this is the biggest number that can be made by moving exactly two matches.

matchstick-sol

So, now you all know which of the 2 matches can be exactly moved to get the biggest number for this brain teaser, and by solving this optical illusion challenge, you all have enjoyed it.

By practising these types of puzzles, your IQ will increase, and so will your observation and problem-solving skills.

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Prabhat Mishra
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