Count by 14 (Skip Counting by 14s)

Count by 14

Here we will show you how to count by 14, discuss counting by 14 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 14 matters. To start off, note that Count by 14 means counting in 14s, or count by fourteens, and it is also called skip counting by 14.

How to count by 14
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 14, we count 14, 28, 42, 56, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 14 or skip counting by 14, we start with 14 and then add 14 to get the next number, and then continue adding 14 to the previous number to keep counting by 14, like this:

14
14 + 14 = 28
28 + 14 = 42
42 + 14 = 56
56 + 14 = 70
...

You can of course skip count by 14 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 14 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 14, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 14, and so forth.

Count by 14 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 14s 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 14, but don't have the Counting by 14s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 14s is that the number increases by 14.

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 5 over and over. The pattern of the last digit when you count by 14 goes 4, 8, 2, 6, 0 and 4, 8, 2, 6, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 14.

Why Count by 14?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 14 is important, because it teaches you how the arithmetic operations fit together. Below are some examples of what we mean.

When you count by fourteen, you are also creating a list of multiples of 14 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 14 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 14.

When you skip count by 14, you are also creating a list of numbers that 14 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 14 is the same as making the 14 times table.

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