Count by 5124 (Skip Counting by 5124s)

Count by 5124

Here we will show you how to count by 5124, discuss counting by 5124 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 5124 matters. To start off, note that Count by 5124 means counting in 5124s, or count by five thousand one hundred twenty-fours, and it is also called skip counting by 5124.

How to count by 5124
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 5124, we count 5124, 10248, 15372, 20496, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 5124 or skip counting by 5124, we start with 5124 and then add 5124 to get the next number, and then continue adding 5124 to the previous number to keep counting by 5124, like this:

5124
5124 + 5124 = 10248
10248 + 5124 = 15372
15372 + 5124 = 20496
20496 + 5124 = 25620
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You can of course skip count by 5124 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 5124 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 5124, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 5124, and so forth.

Count by 5124 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 5124s 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 5124, but don't have the Counting by 5124s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 5124s is that the number increases by 5124.

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 5124 goes 4, 8, 2, 6, 0 and 4, 8, 2, 6, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 5124.

Why Count by 5124?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 5124 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 one hundred twenty-four, you are also creating a list of multiples of 5124 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 5124 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 5124.

When you skip count by 5124, you are also creating a list of numbers that 5124 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 5124 is the same as making the 5124 times table.

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