Count by 5048 (Skip Counting by 5048s)

Count by 5048

Here we will show you how to count by 5048, discuss counting by 5048 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 5048 matters. To start off, note that Count by 5048 means counting in 5048s, or count by five thousand forty-eights, and it is also called skip counting by 5048.

How to count by 5048
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 5048, we count 5048, 10096, 15144, 20192, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 5048 or skip counting by 5048, we start with 5048 and then add 5048 to get the next number, and then continue adding 5048 to the previous number to keep counting by 5048, like this:

5048
5048 + 5048 = 10096
10096 + 5048 = 15144
15144 + 5048 = 20192
20192 + 5048 = 25240
...

You can of course skip count by 5048 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 5048 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 5048, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 5048, and so forth.

Count by 5048 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 5048s 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 5048, but don't have the Counting by 5048s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 5048s is that the number increases by 5048.

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 5048 goes 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 5048.

Why Count by 5048?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 5048 is important, because it teaches you how the arithmetic operations fit together. Below are some examples of what we mean.

When you count by five thousand forty-eight, you are also creating a list of multiples of 5048 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 5048 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 5048.

When you skip count by 5048, you are also creating a list of numbers that 5048 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 5048 is the same as making the 5048 times table.

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