Count by 494 (Skip Counting by 494s)

Count by 494

Here we will show you how to count by 494, discuss counting by 494 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 494 matters. To start off, note that Count by 494 means counting in 494s, or count by four hundred ninety-fours, and it is also called skip counting by 494.

How to count by 494
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 494, we count 494, 988, 1482, 1976, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 494 or skip counting by 494, we start with 494 and then add 494 to get the next number, and then continue adding 494 to the previous number to keep counting by 494, like this:

494
494 + 494 = 988
988 + 494 = 1482
1482 + 494 = 1976
1976 + 494 = 2470
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You can of course skip count by 494 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 494 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 494, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 494, and so forth.

Count by 494 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 494s 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 494, but don't have the Counting by 494s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 494s is that the number increases by 494.

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 494 goes 4, 8, 2, 6, 0 and 4, 8, 2, 6, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 494.

Why Count by 494?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 494 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 ninety-four, you are also creating a list of multiples of 494 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 494 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 494.

When you skip count by 494, you are also creating a list of numbers that 494 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 494 is the same as making the 494 times table.

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