Count by 5688 (Skip Counting by 5688s)

Count by 5688

Here we will show you how to count by 5688, discuss counting by 5688 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 5688 matters. To start off, note that Count by 5688 means counting in 5688s, or count by five thousand six hundred eighty-eights, and it is also called skip counting by 5688.

How to count by 5688
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 5688, we count 5688, 11376, 17064, 22752, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 5688 or skip counting by 5688, we start with 5688 and then add 5688 to get the next number, and then continue adding 5688 to the previous number to keep counting by 5688, like this:

5688
5688 + 5688 = 11376
11376 + 5688 = 17064
17064 + 5688 = 22752
22752 + 5688 = 28440
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You can of course skip count by 5688 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 5688 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 5688, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 5688, and so forth.

Count by 5688 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 5688s 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 5688, but don't have the Counting by 5688s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 5688s is that the number increases by 5688.

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 5688 goes 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 5688.

Why Count by 5688?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 5688 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-eight, you are also creating a list of multiples of 5688 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 5688 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 5688.

When you skip count by 5688, you are also creating a list of numbers that 5688 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 5688 is the same as making the 5688 times table.

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