Count by 4688 (Skip Counting by 4688s)

Count by 4688

Here we will show you how to count by 4688, discuss counting by 4688 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 4688 matters. To start off, note that Count by 4688 means counting in 4688s, or count by four thousand six hundred eighty-eights, and it is also called skip counting by 4688.

How to count by 4688
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 4688, we count 4688, 9376, 14064, 18752, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 4688 or skip counting by 4688, we start with 4688 and then add 4688 to get the next number, and then continue adding 4688 to the previous number to keep counting by 4688, like this:

4688
4688 + 4688 = 9376
9376 + 4688 = 14064
14064 + 4688 = 18752
18752 + 4688 = 23440
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You can of course skip count by 4688 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 4688 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 4688, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 4688, and so forth.

Count by 4688 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 4688s 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 4688, but don't have the Counting by 4688s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 4688s is that the number increases by 4688.

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 4688 goes 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 4688.

Why Count by 4688?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 4688 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 thousand six hundred eighty-eight, you are also creating a list of multiples of 4688 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 4688 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 4688.

When you skip count by 4688, you are also creating a list of numbers that 4688 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 4688 is the same as making the 4688 times table.

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