Count by 56 (Skip Counting by 56s)

Count by 56

Here we will show you how to count by 56, discuss counting by 56 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 56 matters. To start off, note that Count by 56 means counting in 56s, or count by fifty-sixes, and it is also called skip counting by 56.

How to count by 56
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 56, we count 56, 112, 168, 224, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 56 or skip counting by 56, we start with 56 and then add 56 to get the next number, and then continue adding 56 to the previous number to keep counting by 56, like this:

56
56 + 56 = 112
112 + 56 = 168
168 + 56 = 224
224 + 56 = 280
...

You can of course skip count by 56 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 56 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 56, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 56, and so forth.

Count by 56 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 56s 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 56, but don't have the Counting by 56s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 56s is that the number increases by 56.

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 56 goes 6, 2, 8, 4, 0 and 6, 2, 8, 4, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 56.

Why Count by 56?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 56 is important, because it teaches you how the arithmetic operations fit together. Below are some examples of what we mean.

When you count by fifty-six, you are also creating a list of multiples of 56 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 56 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 56.

When you skip count by 56, you are also creating a list of numbers that 56 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 56 is the same as making the 56 times table.

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Count by 57
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