Count by 6428 (Skip Counting by 6428s)

Count by 6428

Here we will show you how to count by 6428, discuss counting by 6428 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 6428 matters. To start off, note that Count by 6428 means counting in 6428s, or count by six thousand four hundred twenty-eights, and it is also called skip counting by 6428.

How to count by 6428
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 6428, we count 6428, 12856, 19284, 25712, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 6428 or skip counting by 6428, we start with 6428 and then add 6428 to get the next number, and then continue adding 6428 to the previous number to keep counting by 6428, like this:

6428
6428 + 6428 = 12856
12856 + 6428 = 19284
19284 + 6428 = 25712
25712 + 6428 = 32140
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You can of course skip count by 6428 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 6428 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 6428, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 6428, and so forth.

Count by 6428 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 6428s 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 6428, but don't have the Counting by 6428s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 6428s is that the number increases by 6428.

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 6428 goes 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 6428.

Why Count by 6428?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 6428 is important, because it teaches you how the arithmetic operations fit together. Below are some examples of what we mean.

When you count by six thousand four hundred twenty-eight, you are also creating a list of multiples of 6428 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 6428 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 6428.

When you skip count by 6428, you are also creating a list of numbers that 6428 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 6428 is the same as making the 6428 times table.

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