Count by 478


Here we will show you how to count by 478, discuss counting by 478 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 478 matters. To start off, note that Count by 478 means counting in 478s, or count by four hundred seventy-eights, and it is also called skip counting by 478.

How to count by 478
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 478, we count 478, 956, 1434, 1912, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 478 or skip counting by 478, we start with 478 and then add 478 to get the next number, and then continue adding 478 to the previous number to keep counting by 478, like this:

478
478 + 478 = 956
956 + 478 = 1434
1434 + 478 = 1912
1912 + 478 = 2390
...

You can of course skip count by 478 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 478 Chart of the first 100 numbers to get you started.

Count by 478 chart

Looking at the chart above, you will see that the first column has the first ten numbers you get when you skip count by 478, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 478, and so forth.


Count by 478 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 478s 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 478, but don't have the Counting by 478s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 478s is that the number increases by 478.

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 478 goes 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 478.


Why Count by 478?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 478 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 seventy-eight, you are also creating a list of multiples of 478 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 478 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 478.

When you skip count by 478, you are also creating a list of numbers that 478 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 478 is the same as making the 478 times table.

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