Count by 5240 (Skip Counting by 5240s)

Count by 5240

Here we will show you how to count by 5240, discuss counting by 5240 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 5240 matters. To start off, note that Count by 5240 means counting in 5240s, or count by five thousand two hundred forties, and it is also called skip counting by 5240.

How to count by 5240
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 5240, we count 5240, 10480, 15720, 20960, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 5240 or skip counting by 5240, we start with 5240 and then add 5240 to get the next number, and then continue adding 5240 to the previous number to keep counting by 5240, like this:

5240
5240 + 5240 = 10480
10480 + 5240 = 15720
15720 + 5240 = 20960
20960 + 5240 = 26200
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You can of course skip count by 5240 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 5240 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 5240, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 5240, and so forth.

Count by 5240 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 5240s 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 5240, but don't have the Counting by 5240s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 5240s is that the number increases by 5240.

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 5240 goes 0 and 0 and so on for as long as you count by 5240.

Why Count by 5240?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 5240 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 two hundred forty, you are also creating a list of multiples of 5240 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 5240 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 5240.

When you skip count by 5240, you are also creating a list of numbers that 5240 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 5240 is the same as making the 5240 times table.

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Count by 5241
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