Count by 3470 (Skip Counting by 3470s)

Count by 3470

Here we will show you how to count by 3470, discuss counting by 3470 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 3470 matters. To start off, note that Count by 3470 means counting in 3470s, or count by three thousand four hundred seventies, and it is also called skip counting by 3470.

How to count by 3470
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 3470, we count 3470, 6940, 10410, 13880, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 3470 or skip counting by 3470, we start with 3470 and then add 3470 to get the next number, and then continue adding 3470 to the previous number to keep counting by 3470, like this:

3470
3470 + 3470 = 6940
6940 + 3470 = 10410
10410 + 3470 = 13880
13880 + 3470 = 17350
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You can of course skip count by 3470 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 3470 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 3470, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 3470, and so forth.

Count by 3470 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 3470s 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 3470, but don't have the Counting by 3470s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 3470s is that the number increases by 3470.

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 1 over and over. The pattern of the last digit when you count by 3470 goes 0 and 0 and so on for as long as you count by 3470.

Why Count by 3470?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 3470 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 four hundred seventy, you are also creating a list of multiples of 3470 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 3470 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 3470.

When you skip count by 3470, you are also creating a list of numbers that 3470 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 3470 is the same as making the 3470 times table.

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