Count by 5170 (Skip Counting by 5170s)

Count by 5170

Here we will show you how to count by 5170, discuss counting by 5170 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 5170 matters. To start off, note that Count by 5170 means counting in 5170s, or count by five thousand one hundred seventies, and it is also called skip counting by 5170.

How to count by 5170
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 5170, we count 5170, 10340, 15510, 20680, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 5170 or skip counting by 5170, we start with 5170 and then add 5170 to get the next number, and then continue adding 5170 to the previous number to keep counting by 5170, like this:

5170
5170 + 5170 = 10340
10340 + 5170 = 15510
15510 + 5170 = 20680
20680 + 5170 = 25850
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You can of course skip count by 5170 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 5170 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 5170, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 5170, and so forth.

Count by 5170 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 5170s 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 5170, but don't have the Counting by 5170s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 5170s is that the number increases by 5170.

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 1 over and over. The pattern of the last digit when you count by 5170 goes 0 and 0 and so on for as long as you count by 5170.

Why Count by 5170?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 5170 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 seventy, you are also creating a list of multiples of 5170 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 5170 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 5170.

When you skip count by 5170, you are also creating a list of numbers that 5170 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 5170 is the same as making the 5170 times table.

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