SQL "ORDER BY" question

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One more folks

PHP Code:

"SELECT * FROM ".TABLE_PREFIX."table ORDER BY total DESC LIMIT 0,5"; 


Given that statement, if I have data in the totals column that equals 9687, and data that has 987 in the totals column, it outputs that the number 987 is bigger (thus comes first) than 9687. How do I make it do real counting in the SQL statement (i.e. 9687 is bigger than 987 thus 9687 is displayed first).

Thanks!

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