Count by 8240 (Skip Counting by 8240s)

Count by 8240

Here we will show you how to count by 8240, discuss counting by 8240 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 8240 matters. To start off, note that Count by 8240 means counting in 8240s, or count by eight thousand two hundred forties, and it is also called skip counting by 8240.

How to count by 8240
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 8240, we count 8240, 16480, 24720, 32960, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 8240 or skip counting by 8240, we start with 8240 and then add 8240 to get the next number, and then continue adding 8240 to the previous number to keep counting by 8240, like this:

8240
8240 + 8240 = 16480
16480 + 8240 = 24720
24720 + 8240 = 32960
32960 + 8240 = 41200
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You can of course skip count by 8240 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 8240 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 8240, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 8240, and so forth.

Count by 8240 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 8240s 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 8240, but don't have the Counting by 8240s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 8240s is that the number increases by 8240.

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 8240 goes 0 and 0 and so on for as long as you count by 8240.

Why Count by 8240?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 8240 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 two hundred forty, you are also creating a list of multiples of 8240 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 8240 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 8240.

When you skip count by 8240, you are also creating a list of numbers that 8240 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 8240 is the same as making the 8240 times table.

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