Count by 360 (Skip Counting by 360s)

Count by 360

Here we will show you how to count by 360, discuss counting by 360 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 360 matters. To start off, note that Count by 360 means counting in 360s, or count by three hundred sixties, and it is also called skip counting by 360.

How to count by 360
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 360, we count 360, 720, 1080, 1440, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 360 or skip counting by 360, we start with 360 and then add 360 to get the next number, and then continue adding 360 to the previous number to keep counting by 360, like this:

360
360 + 360 = 720
720 + 360 = 1080
1080 + 360 = 1440
1440 + 360 = 1800
...

You can of course skip count by 360 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 360 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 360, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 360, and so forth.

Count by 360 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 360s 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 360, but don't have the Counting by 360s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 360s is that the number increases by 360.

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 360 goes 0 and 0 and so on for as long as you count by 360.

Why Count by 360?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 360 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 hundred sixty, you are also creating a list of multiples of 360 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 360 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 360.

When you skip count by 360, you are also creating a list of numbers that 360 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 360 is the same as making the 360 times table.

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Count by 361
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