Count by 409 (Skip Counting by 409s)

Count by 409

Here we will show you how to count by 409, discuss counting by 409 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 409 matters. To start off, note that Count by 409 means counting in 409s, or count by four hundred nines, and it is also called skip counting by 409.

How to count by 409
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 409, we count 409, 818, 1227, 1636, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 409 or skip counting by 409, we start with 409 and then add 409 to get the next number, and then continue adding 409 to the previous number to keep counting by 409, like this:

409
409 + 409 = 818
818 + 409 = 1227
1227 + 409 = 1636
1636 + 409 = 2045
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You can of course skip count by 409 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 409 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 409, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 409, and so forth.

Count by 409 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 409s 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 409, but don't have the Counting by 409s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 409s is that the number increases by 409.

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 10 over and over. The pattern of the last digit when you count by 409 goes 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 409.

Why Count by 409?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 409 is important, because it teaches you how the arithmetic operations fit together. Below are some examples of what we mean.

When you count by four hundred nine, you are also creating a list of multiples of 409 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 409 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 409.

When you skip count by 409, you are also creating a list of numbers that 409 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 409 is the same as making the 409 times table.

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