Count by 487 (Skip Counting by 487s)

Count by 487

Here we will show you how to count by 487, discuss counting by 487 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 487 matters. To start off, note that Count by 487 means counting in 487s, or count by four hundred eighty-sevens, and it is also called skip counting by 487.

How to count by 487
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 487, we count 487, 974, 1461, 1948, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 487 or skip counting by 487, we start with 487 and then add 487 to get the next number, and then continue adding 487 to the previous number to keep counting by 487, like this:

487
487 + 487 = 974
974 + 487 = 1461
1461 + 487 = 1948
1948 + 487 = 2435
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You can of course skip count by 487 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 487 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 487, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 487, and so forth.

Count by 487 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 487s 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 487, but don't have the Counting by 487s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 487s is that the number increases by 487.

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 487 goes 7, 4, 1, 8, 5, 2, 9, 6, 3, 0 and 7, 4, 1, 8, 5, 2, 9, 6, 3, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 487.

Why Count by 487?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 487 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 eighty-seven, you are also creating a list of multiples of 487 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 487 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 487.

When you skip count by 487, you are also creating a list of numbers that 487 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 487 is the same as making the 487 times table.

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