Count by 6666 (Skip Counting by 6666s)

Count by 6666

Here we will show you how to count by 6666, discuss counting by 6666 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 6666 matters. To start off, note that Count by 6666 means counting in 6666s, or count by six thousand six hundred sixty-sixes, and it is also called skip counting by 6666.

How to count by 6666
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 6666, we count 6666, 13332, 19998, 26664, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 6666 or skip counting by 6666, we start with 6666 and then add 6666 to get the next number, and then continue adding 6666 to the previous number to keep counting by 6666, like this:

6666
6666 + 6666 = 13332
13332 + 6666 = 19998
19998 + 6666 = 26664
26664 + 6666 = 33330
...

You can of course skip count by 6666 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 6666 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 6666, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 6666, and so forth.

Count by 6666 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 6666s 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 6666, but don't have the Counting by 6666s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 6666s is that the number increases by 6666.

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 6666 goes 6, 2, 8, 4, 0 and 6, 2, 8, 4, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 6666.

Why Count by 6666?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 6666 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 six hundred sixty-six, you are also creating a list of multiples of 6666 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 6666 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 6666.

When you skip count by 6666, you are also creating a list of numbers that 6666 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 6666 is the same as making the 6666 times table.

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