Count by 6889 (Skip Counting by 6889s)

Count by 6889

Here we will show you how to count by 6889, discuss counting by 6889 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 6889 matters. To start off, note that Count by 6889 means counting in 6889s, or count by six thousand eight hundred eighty-nines, and it is also called skip counting by 6889.

How to count by 6889
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 6889, we count 6889, 13778, 20667, 27556, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 6889 or skip counting by 6889, we start with 6889 and then add 6889 to get the next number, and then continue adding 6889 to the previous number to keep counting by 6889, like this:

6889
6889 + 6889 = 13778
13778 + 6889 = 20667
20667 + 6889 = 27556
27556 + 6889 = 34445
...

You can of course skip count by 6889 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 6889 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 6889, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 6889, and so forth.

Count by 6889 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 6889s 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 6889, but don't have the Counting by 6889s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 6889s is that the number increases by 6889.

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 6889 goes 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 6889.

Why Count by 6889?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 6889 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 eight hundred eighty-nine, you are also creating a list of multiples of 6889 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 6889 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 6889.

When you skip count by 6889, you are also creating a list of numbers that 6889 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 6889 is the same as making the 6889 times table.

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