Count by 3678 (Skip Counting by 3678s)

Count by 3678

Here we will show you how to count by 3678, discuss counting by 3678 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 3678 matters. To start off, note that Count by 3678 means counting in 3678s, or count by three thousand six hundred seventy-eights, and it is also called skip counting by 3678.

How to count by 3678
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 3678, we count 3678, 7356, 11034, 14712, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 3678 or skip counting by 3678, we start with 3678 and then add 3678 to get the next number, and then continue adding 3678 to the previous number to keep counting by 3678, like this:

3678
3678 + 3678 = 7356
7356 + 3678 = 11034
11034 + 3678 = 14712
14712 + 3678 = 18390
...

You can of course skip count by 3678 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 3678 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 3678, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 3678, and so forth.

Count by 3678 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 3678s 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 3678, but don't have the Counting by 3678s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 3678s is that the number increases by 3678.

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 3678 goes 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 3678.

Why Count by 3678?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 3678 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 six hundred seventy-eight, you are also creating a list of multiples of 3678 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 3678 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 3678.

When you skip count by 3678, you are also creating a list of numbers that 3678 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 3678 is the same as making the 3678 times table.

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