Count by 2968 (Skip Counting by 2968s)

Count by 2968

Here we will show you how to count by 2968, discuss counting by 2968 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 2968 matters. To start off, note that Count by 2968 means counting in 2968s, or count by two thousand nine hundred sixty-eights, and it is also called skip counting by 2968.

How to count by 2968
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 2968, we count 2968, 5936, 8904, 11872, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 2968 or skip counting by 2968, we start with 2968 and then add 2968 to get the next number, and then continue adding 2968 to the previous number to keep counting by 2968, like this:

2968
2968 + 2968 = 5936
5936 + 2968 = 8904
8904 + 2968 = 11872
11872 + 2968 = 14840
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You can of course skip count by 2968 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 2968 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 2968, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 2968, and so forth.

Count by 2968 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 2968s 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 2968, but don't have the Counting by 2968s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 2968s is that the number increases by 2968.

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 2968 goes 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 2968.

Why Count by 2968?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 2968 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 thousand nine hundred sixty-eight, you are also creating a list of multiples of 2968 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 2968 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 2968.

When you skip count by 2968, you are also creating a list of numbers that 2968 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 2968 is the same as making the 2968 times table.

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