Count by 4973 (Skip Counting by 4973s)

Count by 4973

Here we will show you how to count by 4973, discuss counting by 4973 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 4973 matters. To start off, note that Count by 4973 means counting in 4973s, or count by four thousand nine hundred seventy-threes, and it is also called skip counting by 4973.

How to count by 4973
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 4973, we count 4973, 9946, 14919, 19892, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 4973 or skip counting by 4973, we start with 4973 and then add 4973 to get the next number, and then continue adding 4973 to the previous number to keep counting by 4973, like this:

4973
4973 + 4973 = 9946
9946 + 4973 = 14919
14919 + 4973 = 19892
19892 + 4973 = 24865
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You can of course skip count by 4973 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 4973 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 4973, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 4973, and so forth.

Count by 4973 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 4973s 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 4973, but don't have the Counting by 4973s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 4973s is that the number increases by 4973.

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 4973 goes 3, 6, 9, 2, 5, 8, 1, 4, 7, 0 and 3, 6, 9, 2, 5, 8, 1, 4, 7, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 4973.

Why Count by 4973?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 4973 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 nine hundred seventy-three, you are also creating a list of multiples of 4973 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 4973 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 4973.

When you skip count by 4973, you are also creating a list of numbers that 4973 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 4973 is the same as making the 4973 times table.

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