Count by 3988 (Skip Counting by 3988s)

Count by 3988

Here we will show you how to count by 3988, discuss counting by 3988 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 3988 matters. To start off, note that Count by 3988 means counting in 3988s, or count by three thousand nine hundred eighty-eights, and it is also called skip counting by 3988.

How to count by 3988
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 3988, we count 3988, 7976, 11964, 15952, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 3988 or skip counting by 3988, we start with 3988 and then add 3988 to get the next number, and then continue adding 3988 to the previous number to keep counting by 3988, like this:

3988
3988 + 3988 = 7976
7976 + 3988 = 11964
11964 + 3988 = 15952
15952 + 3988 = 19940
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You can of course skip count by 3988 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 3988 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 3988, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 3988, and so forth.

Count by 3988 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 3988s 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 3988, but don't have the Counting by 3988s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 3988s is that the number increases by 3988.

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 3988 goes 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 3988.

Why Count by 3988?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 3988 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 eighty-eight, you are also creating a list of multiples of 3988 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 3988 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 3988.

When you skip count by 3988, you are also creating a list of numbers that 3988 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 3988 is the same as making the 3988 times table.

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