Count by 3948 (Skip Counting by 3948s)

Count by 3948

Here we will show you how to count by 3948, discuss counting by 3948 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 3948 matters. To start off, note that Count by 3948 means counting in 3948s, or count by three thousand nine hundred forty-eights, and it is also called skip counting by 3948.

How to count by 3948
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 3948, we count 3948, 7896, 11844, 15792, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 3948 or skip counting by 3948, we start with 3948 and then add 3948 to get the next number, and then continue adding 3948 to the previous number to keep counting by 3948, like this:

3948
3948 + 3948 = 7896
7896 + 3948 = 11844
11844 + 3948 = 15792
15792 + 3948 = 19740
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You can of course skip count by 3948 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 3948 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 3948, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 3948, and so forth.

Count by 3948 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 3948s 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 3948, but don't have the Counting by 3948s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 3948s is that the number increases by 3948.

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 3948 goes 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 3948.

Why Count by 3948?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 3948 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 nine hundred forty-eight, you are also creating a list of multiples of 3948 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 3948 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 3948.

When you skip count by 3948, you are also creating a list of numbers that 3948 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 3948 is the same as making the 3948 times table.

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