Count by 496 (Skip Counting by 496s)

Count by 496

Here we will show you how to count by 496, discuss counting by 496 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 496 matters. To start off, note that Count by 496 means counting in 496s, or count by four hundred ninety-sixes, and it is also called skip counting by 496.

How to count by 496
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 496, we count 496, 992, 1488, 1984, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 496 or skip counting by 496, we start with 496 and then add 496 to get the next number, and then continue adding 496 to the previous number to keep counting by 496, like this:

496
496 + 496 = 992
992 + 496 = 1488
1488 + 496 = 1984
1984 + 496 = 2480
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You can of course skip count by 496 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 496 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 496, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 496, and so forth.

Count by 496 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 496s 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 496, but don't have the Counting by 496s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 496s is that the number increases by 496.

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 496 goes 6, 2, 8, 4, 0 and 6, 2, 8, 4, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 496.

Why Count by 496?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 496 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-six, you are also creating a list of multiples of 496 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 496 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 496.

When you skip count by 496, you are also creating a list of numbers that 496 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 496 is the same as making the 496 times table.

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Count by 497
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