Count by 8060 (Skip Counting by 8060s)

Count by 8060

Here we will show you how to count by 8060, discuss counting by 8060 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 8060 matters. To start off, note that Count by 8060 means counting in 8060s, or count by eight thousand sixties, and it is also called skip counting by 8060.

How to count by 8060
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 8060, we count 8060, 16120, 24180, 32240, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 8060 or skip counting by 8060, we start with 8060 and then add 8060 to get the next number, and then continue adding 8060 to the previous number to keep counting by 8060, like this:

8060
8060 + 8060 = 16120
16120 + 8060 = 24180
24180 + 8060 = 32240
32240 + 8060 = 40300
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You can of course skip count by 8060 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 8060 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 8060, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 8060, and so forth.

Count by 8060 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 8060s 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 8060, but don't have the Counting by 8060s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 8060s is that the number increases by 8060.

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 1 over and over. The pattern of the last digit when you count by 8060 goes 0 and 0 and so on for as long as you count by 8060.

Why Count by 8060?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 8060 is important, because it teaches you how the arithmetic operations fit together. Below are some examples of what we mean.

When you count by eight thousand sixty, you are also creating a list of multiples of 8060 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 8060 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 8060.

When you skip count by 8060, you are also creating a list of numbers that 8060 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 8060 is the same as making the 8060 times table.

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