diff --git a/src/lab/four/PalinTest.java b/src/lab/four/PalinTest.java
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+package lab.four;
+
+public class PalinTest {
+
+	public static void main(String[] args) {
+		Palindrome app = new Palindrome();
+		app.checkPalindrome();
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/lab/four/Palindrome.java b/src/lab/four/Palindrome.java
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+package lab.four;
+
+import java.util.Scanner;
+
+public class Palindrome {
+
+	public void checkPalindrome()
+	{
+		Scanner input = new Scanner( System.in );
+
+		int number; // user input number
+		int digit1; // first digit
+		int digit2; // second digit
+		int digit3;
+		int digit4; // fourth digit
+		int digit5; // fifth digit
+		int digits; // number of digits in input
+
+		number = 0;
+		digits = 0;
+
+		/* Write code that inputs a five-digit number. Display an error message
+	 if the number is not five digits. Loop until a valid input is received. */
+		boolean isFive = false;
+
+		while (!isFive) {
+			System.out.print("Enter a 5-digit number: ");
+			number = input.nextInt();
+			if (number > 9999 && number < 100000) {
+				isFive = true;
+			}
+			else {
+				System.out.println("Number must be five digits");
+			}
+		}
+		/* Write code that separates the digits in the five digit number. Use
+	 division to isolate the left-most digit in the number, use a remainder
+	 calculation to remove that digit from the number. Then repeat this
+	process. */
+
+
+		digit5 = number % 10;
+		number = number / 10;
+		
+		digit4 = number % 10;
+		number = number / 10;
+
+		digit3 = number % 10;
+		number = number / 10;
+
+		digit2 = number % 10;
+		number = number / 10;
+
+		digit1 = number % 10;
+		number = number / 10;
+		
+//		System.out.println(digit1);
+//		System.out.println(digit2);
+//		System.out.println(digit3);
+//		System.out.println(digit4);
+//		System.out.println(digit5);
+		
+		/* Write code that determines whether the first and last digits are
+	 identical and the second and Fourth digits are identical. Output
+	 whether or not the original string is a palindrome. */
+		
+		if (digit1 == digit5) {
+			if (digit2 == digit4) {
+				System.out.println("The number is a palindrome");
+			}
+		}
+		System.out.println("The number is not a palindrome");
+	}
+
+}