Count by 3970 (Skip Counting by 3970s)

Count by 3970

Here we will show you how to count by 3970, discuss counting by 3970 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 3970 matters. To start off, note that Count by 3970 means counting in 3970s, or count by three thousand nine hundred seventies, and it is also called skip counting by 3970.

How to count by 3970
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 3970, we count 3970, 7940, 11910, 15880, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 3970 or skip counting by 3970, we start with 3970 and then add 3970 to get the next number, and then continue adding 3970 to the previous number to keep counting by 3970, like this:

3970
3970 + 3970 = 7940
7940 + 3970 = 11910
11910 + 3970 = 15880
15880 + 3970 = 19850
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You can of course skip count by 3970 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 3970 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 3970, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 3970, and so forth.

Count by 3970 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 3970s 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 3970, but don't have the Counting by 3970s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 3970s is that the number increases by 3970.

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 3970 goes 0 and 0 and so on for as long as you count by 3970.

Why Count by 3970?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 3970 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 seventy, you are also creating a list of multiples of 3970 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 3970 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 3970.

When you skip count by 3970, you are also creating a list of numbers that 3970 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 3970 is the same as making the 3970 times table.

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