Count by 7986 (Skip Counting by 7986s)

Count by 7986

Here we will show you how to count by 7986, discuss counting by 7986 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 7986 matters. To start off, note that Count by 7986 means counting in 7986s, or count by seven thousand nine hundred eighty-sixes, and it is also called skip counting by 7986.

How to count by 7986
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 7986, we count 7986, 15972, 23958, 31944, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 7986 or skip counting by 7986, we start with 7986 and then add 7986 to get the next number, and then continue adding 7986 to the previous number to keep counting by 7986, like this:

7986
7986 + 7986 = 15972
15972 + 7986 = 23958
23958 + 7986 = 31944
31944 + 7986 = 39930
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You can of course skip count by 7986 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 7986 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 7986, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 7986, and so forth.

Count by 7986 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 7986s 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 7986, but don't have the Counting by 7986s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 7986s is that the number increases by 7986.

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 7986 goes 6, 2, 8, 4, 0 and 6, 2, 8, 4, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 7986.

Why Count by 7986?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 7986 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 thousand nine hundred eighty-six, you are also creating a list of multiples of 7986 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 7986 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 7986.

When you skip count by 7986, you are also creating a list of numbers that 7986 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 7986 is the same as making the 7986 times table.

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