Count by 218 (Skip Counting by 218s)

Count by 218

Here we will show you how to count by 218, discuss counting by 218 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 218 matters. To start off, note that Count by 218 means counting in 218s, or count by two hundred eighteens, and it is also called skip counting by 218.

How to count by 218
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 218, we count 218, 436, 654, 872, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 218 or skip counting by 218, we start with 218 and then add 218 to get the next number, and then continue adding 218 to the previous number to keep counting by 218, like this:

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218 + 218 = 436
436 + 218 = 654
654 + 218 = 872
872 + 218 = 1090
...

You can of course skip count by 218 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 218 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 218, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 218, and so forth.

Count by 218 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 218s 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 218, but don't have the Counting by 218s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 218s is that the number increases by 218.

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 218 goes 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 218.

Why Count by 218?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 218 is important, because it teaches you how the arithmetic operations fit together. Below are some examples of what we mean.

When you count by two hundred eighteen, you are also creating a list of multiples of 218 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 218 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 218.

When you skip count by 218, you are also creating a list of numbers that 218 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 218 is the same as making the 218 times table.

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