Count by 3389 (Skip Counting by 3389s)

Count by 3389

Here we will show you how to count by 3389, discuss counting by 3389 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 3389 matters. To start off, note that Count by 3389 means counting in 3389s, or count by three thousand three hundred eighty-nines, and it is also called skip counting by 3389.

How to count by 3389
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 3389, we count 3389, 6778, 10167, 13556, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 3389 or skip counting by 3389, we start with 3389 and then add 3389 to get the next number, and then continue adding 3389 to the previous number to keep counting by 3389, like this:

3389
3389 + 3389 = 6778
6778 + 3389 = 10167
10167 + 3389 = 13556
13556 + 3389 = 16945
...

You can of course skip count by 3389 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 3389 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 3389, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 3389, and so forth.

Count by 3389 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 3389s 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 3389, but don't have the Counting by 3389s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 3389s is that the number increases by 3389.

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 3389 goes 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 3389.

Why Count by 3389?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 3389 is important, because it teaches you how the arithmetic operations fit together. Below are some examples of what we mean.

When you count by three thousand three hundred eighty-nine, you are also creating a list of multiples of 3389 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 3389 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 3389.

When you skip count by 3389, you are also creating a list of numbers that 3389 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 3389 is the same as making the 3389 times table.

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Count by 3390
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