Count by 3499 (Skip Counting by 3499s)

Count by 3499

Here we will show you how to count by 3499, discuss counting by 3499 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 3499 matters. To start off, note that Count by 3499 means counting in 3499s, or count by three thousand four hundred ninety-nines, and it is also called skip counting by 3499.

How to count by 3499
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 3499, we count 3499, 6998, 10497, 13996, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 3499 or skip counting by 3499, we start with 3499 and then add 3499 to get the next number, and then continue adding 3499 to the previous number to keep counting by 3499, like this:

3499
3499 + 3499 = 6998
6998 + 3499 = 10497
10497 + 3499 = 13996
13996 + 3499 = 17495
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You can of course skip count by 3499 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 3499 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 3499, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 3499, and so forth.

Count by 3499 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 3499s 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 3499, but don't have the Counting by 3499s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 3499s is that the number increases by 3499.

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 3499 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 3499.

Why Count by 3499?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 3499 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 ninety-nine, you are also creating a list of multiples of 3499 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 3499 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 3499.

When you skip count by 3499, you are also creating a list of numbers that 3499 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 3499 is the same as making the 3499 times table.

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