Count by 1496 (Skip Counting by 1496s)

Count by 1496

Here we will show you how to count by 1496, discuss counting by 1496 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 1496 matters. To start off, note that Count by 1496 means counting in 1496s, or count by one thousand four hundred ninety-sixes, and it is also called skip counting by 1496.

How to count by 1496
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 1496, we count 1496, 2992, 4488, 5984, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 1496 or skip counting by 1496, we start with 1496 and then add 1496 to get the next number, and then continue adding 1496 to the previous number to keep counting by 1496, like this:

1496
1496 + 1496 = 2992
2992 + 1496 = 4488
4488 + 1496 = 5984
5984 + 1496 = 7480
...

You can of course skip count by 1496 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 1496 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 1496, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 1496, and so forth.

Count by 1496 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 1496s 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 1496, but don't have the Counting by 1496s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 1496s is that the number increases by 1496.

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 1496 goes 6, 2, 8, 4, 0 and 6, 2, 8, 4, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 1496.

Why Count by 1496?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 1496 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 ninety-six, you are also creating a list of multiples of 1496 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 1496 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 1496.

When you skip count by 1496, you are also creating a list of numbers that 1496 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 1496 is the same as making the 1496 times table.

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Count by 1497
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