Count by 1478 (Skip Counting by 1478s)

Count by 1478

Here we will show you how to count by 1478, discuss counting by 1478 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 1478 matters. To start off, note that Count by 1478 means counting in 1478s, or count by one thousand four hundred seventy-eights, and it is also called skip counting by 1478.

How to count by 1478
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 1478, we count 1478, 2956, 4434, 5912, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 1478 or skip counting by 1478, we start with 1478 and then add 1478 to get the next number, and then continue adding 1478 to the previous number to keep counting by 1478, like this:

1478
1478 + 1478 = 2956
2956 + 1478 = 4434
4434 + 1478 = 5912
5912 + 1478 = 7390
...

You can of course skip count by 1478 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 1478 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 1478, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 1478, and so forth.

Count by 1478 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 1478s 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 1478, but don't have the Counting by 1478s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 1478s is that the number increases by 1478.

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 1478 goes 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 1478.

Why Count by 1478?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 1478 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 thousand four hundred seventy-eight, you are also creating a list of multiples of 1478 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 1478 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 1478.

When you skip count by 1478, you are also creating a list of numbers that 1478 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 1478 is the same as making the 1478 times table.

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