Count by 119 (Skip Counting by 119s)

Count by 119

Here we will show you how to count by 119, discuss counting by 119 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 119 matters. To start off, note that Count by 119 means counting in 119s, or count by one hundred nineteens, and it is also called skip counting by 119.

How to count by 119
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 119, we count 119, 238, 357, 476, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 119 or skip counting by 119, we start with 119 and then add 119 to get the next number, and then continue adding 119 to the previous number to keep counting by 119, like this:

119
119 + 119 = 238
238 + 119 = 357
357 + 119 = 476
476 + 119 = 595
...

You can of course skip count by 119 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 119 Chart of the first 100 numbers to get you started.

Looking at the chart above, you will see that the first column has the first ten numbers you get when you skip count by 119, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 119, and so forth.

Count by 119 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 119s Chart above in 10 rows and 10 columns so you can easily identify patterns.

Skip counting always creates patterns. Figuring out these patterns may help you if want to count by 119, but don't have the Counting by 119s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 119s is that the number increases by 119.

Furthermore, if you look at each row above, each number in the row has the same last digit (ones place). That means that every tenth number has the same last digit.

If you look down the columns, you will see that the last digit (ones place) repeats itself in blocks of 10 over and over. The pattern of the last digit when you count by 119 goes 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 119.

Why Count by 119?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 119 is important, because it teaches you how the arithmetic operations fit together. Below are some examples of what we mean.

When you count by one hundred nineteen, you are also creating a list of multiples of 119 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 119 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 119.

When you skip count by 119, you are also creating a list of numbers that 119 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 119 is the same as making the 119 times table.

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