Count by 498 (Skip Counting by 498s)

Count by 498

Here we will show you how to count by 498, discuss counting by 498 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 498 matters. To start off, note that Count by 498 means counting in 498s, or count by four hundred ninety-eights, and it is also called skip counting by 498.

How to count by 498
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 498, we count 498, 996, 1494, 1992, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 498 or skip counting by 498, we start with 498 and then add 498 to get the next number, and then continue adding 498 to the previous number to keep counting by 498, like this:

498
498 + 498 = 996
996 + 498 = 1494
1494 + 498 = 1992
1992 + 498 = 2490
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You can of course skip count by 498 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 498 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 498, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 498, and so forth.

Count by 498 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 498s 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 498, but don't have the Counting by 498s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 498s is that the number increases by 498.

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 498 goes 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 498.

Why Count by 498?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 498 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-eight, you are also creating a list of multiples of 498 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 498 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 498.

When you skip count by 498, you are also creating a list of numbers that 498 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 498 is the same as making the 498 times table.

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