Add leading zeros to number based on character count

pto160

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Office Version
  1. 365
Platform
  1. Windows
I am trying to figure out how to add leading zeros to a number. The end result always has to be 6 characters long. So 456 would be 000456 or 80 would be 000080.
The number could vary in length. I have Excel 365.

Book1
AB
1CodeWhat I want
28500008500
336141036141
470000070
5478000478
Sheet1
 

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