Count by 27 (Skip Counting by 27s)

Count by 27

Here we will show you how to count by 27, discuss counting by 27 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 27 matters. To start off, note that Count by 27 means counting in 27s, or count by twenty-sevens, and it is also called skip counting by 27.

How to count by 27
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 27, we count 27, 54, 81, 108, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 27 or skip counting by 27, we start with 27 and then add 27 to get the next number, and then continue adding 27 to the previous number to keep counting by 27, like this:

27
27 + 27 = 54
54 + 27 = 81
81 + 27 = 108
108 + 27 = 135
...

You can of course skip count by 27 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 27 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 27, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 27, and so forth.

Count by 27 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 27s 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 27, but don't have the Counting by 27s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 27s is that the number increases by 27.

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 27 goes 7, 4, 1, 8, 5, 2, 9, 6, 3, 0 and 7, 4, 1, 8, 5, 2, 9, 6, 3, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 27.

Why Count by 27?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 27 is important, because it teaches you how the arithmetic operations fit together. Below are some examples of what we mean.

When you count by twenty-seven, you are also creating a list of multiples of 27 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 27 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 27.

When you skip count by 27, you are also creating a list of numbers that 27 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 27 is the same as making the 27 times table.

Skip Counting
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Count by 28
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