Frequency Analysis of the Given Numbers

State    Number 1    Number 2
TN    253        7097
TX    862        7161

1. Combined Digit Frequency
All digits (TN + TX):
2,5,3,7,0,9,7,8,6,2,7,1,6,1

Frequency of each digit (0-9):

Digit    Count
0    1
1    2
2    2
3    1
5    1
6    2
7    3
8    1
9    1

Key Observations:

Most frequent digit: 7 (appears 3 times).

Least frequent digits: 0, 3, 5, 8, 9 (each appears once).

Shared digits: Both states use 2, 6, 7.

Unique to TN: 0, 5, 9

Unique to TX: 1, 8

Classification of Digits by Frequency: Hot, Middle, Missing
Based on the combined numbers from Tennessee (253, 7097) and 
Texas (862, 7161), we categorize digits (0-9) into:

Hot (High Frequency)

Middle (Moderate Frequency)

Missing (Absent)

1. Digit Frequency Table
Digit    Count (Appearances)   
0    1    Middle
1    2    Middle
2    2    Middle
3    1    Middle
4    0    Missing
5    1    Middle
6    2    Middle
7    3    Hot
8    1    Middle
9    1    Middle

2. Classification Breakdown

Hot Digits (High Frequency)
7 (appears 3 times)

Dominates in both TN (7097) and TX (7161, 862).

Middle Digits (Moderate/Low Frequency)
0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 (appear 1-2 times)

1, 2, 6 appear twice.

The rest appear once.

Missing Digit
4 (never appears)

Sorted Digit String (Low to High) for TN + TX
Using all digits from Tennessee (253, 7097) and Texas (862, 7161), 
here’s the combined sequence sorted from smallest to largest digit:

Step 1: Extract All Digits
TN: 2, 5, 3, 7, 0, 9, 7

TX: 8, 6, 2, 7, 1, 6, 1

Combined raw digits: [2, 5, 3, 7, 0, 9, 7, 8, 6, 2, 7, 1, 6, 1]

Step 2: Sort Ascending
[0, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 7, 8, 9]
[4] missing numbers