Count by 717 (Skip Counting by 717s)

Count by 717

Here we will show you how to count by 717, discuss counting by 717 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 717 matters. To start off, note that Count by 717 means counting in 717s, or count by seven hundred seventeens, and it is also called skip counting by 717.

How to count by 717
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 717, we count 717, 1434, 2151, 2868, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 717 or skip counting by 717, we start with 717 and then add 717 to get the next number, and then continue adding 717 to the previous number to keep counting by 717, like this:

717
717 + 717 = 1434
1434 + 717 = 2151
2151 + 717 = 2868
2868 + 717 = 3585
...

You can of course skip count by 717 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 717 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 717, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 717, and so forth.

Count by 717 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 717s 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 717, but don't have the Counting by 717s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 717s is that the number increases by 717.

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 717 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 717.

Why Count by 717?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 717 is important, because it teaches you how the arithmetic operations fit together. Below are some examples of what we mean.

When you count by seven hundred seventeen, you are also creating a list of multiples of 717 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 717 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 717.

When you skip count by 717, you are also creating a list of numbers that 717 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 717 is the same as making the 717 times table.

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