Count by 508 (Skip Counting by 508s)

Count by 508

Here we will show you how to count by 508, discuss counting by 508 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 508 matters. To start off, note that Count by 508 means counting in 508s, or count by five hundred eights, and it is also called skip counting by 508.

How to count by 508
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 508, we count 508, 1016, 1524, 2032, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 508 or skip counting by 508, we start with 508 and then add 508 to get the next number, and then continue adding 508 to the previous number to keep counting by 508, like this:

508
508 + 508 = 1016
1016 + 508 = 1524
1524 + 508 = 2032
2032 + 508 = 2540
...

You can of course skip count by 508 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 508 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 508, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 508, and so forth.

Count by 508 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 508s 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 508, but don't have the Counting by 508s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 508s is that the number increases by 508.

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 508 goes 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 508.

Why Count by 508?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 508 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 hundred eight, you are also creating a list of multiples of 508 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 508 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 508.

When you skip count by 508, you are also creating a list of numbers that 508 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 508 is the same as making the 508 times table.

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Count by 509
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