Count by 5687 (Skip Counting by 5687s)

Count by 5687

Here we will show you how to count by 5687, discuss counting by 5687 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 5687 matters. To start off, note that Count by 5687 means counting in 5687s, or count by five thousand six hundred eighty-sevens, and it is also called skip counting by 5687.

How to count by 5687
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 5687, we count 5687, 11374, 17061, 22748, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 5687 or skip counting by 5687, we start with 5687 and then add 5687 to get the next number, and then continue adding 5687 to the previous number to keep counting by 5687, like this:

5687
5687 + 5687 = 11374
11374 + 5687 = 17061
17061 + 5687 = 22748
22748 + 5687 = 28435
...

You can of course skip count by 5687 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 5687 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 5687, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 5687, and so forth.

Count by 5687 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 5687s 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 5687, but don't have the Counting by 5687s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 5687s is that the number increases by 5687.

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 10 over and over. The pattern of the last digit when you count by 5687 goes 7, 4, 1, 8, 5, 2, 9, 6, 3, 0 and 7, 4, 1, 8, 5, 2, 9, 6, 3, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 5687.

Why Count by 5687?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 5687 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 six hundred eighty-seven, you are also creating a list of multiples of 5687 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 5687 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 5687.

When you skip count by 5687, you are also creating a list of numbers that 5687 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 5687 is the same as making the 5687 times table.

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