Count by 288 (Skip Counting by 288s)

Count by 288

Here we will show you how to count by 288, discuss counting by 288 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 288 matters. To start off, note that Count by 288 means counting in 288s, or count by two hundred eighty-eights, and it is also called skip counting by 288.

How to count by 288
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 288, we count 288, 576, 864, 1152, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 288 or skip counting by 288, we start with 288 and then add 288 to get the next number, and then continue adding 288 to the previous number to keep counting by 288, like this:

288
288 + 288 = 576
576 + 288 = 864
864 + 288 = 1152
1152 + 288 = 1440
...

You can of course skip count by 288 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 288 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 288, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 288, and so forth.

Count by 288 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 288s 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 288, but don't have the Counting by 288s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 288s is that the number increases by 288.

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 288 goes 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 288.

Why Count by 288?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 288 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 eighty-eight, you are also creating a list of multiples of 288 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 288 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 288.

When you skip count by 288, you are also creating a list of numbers that 288 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 288 is the same as making the 288 times table.

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Count by 289
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