Count by 8408 (Skip Counting by 8408s)

Count by 8408

Here we will show you how to count by 8408, discuss counting by 8408 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 8408 matters. To start off, note that Count by 8408 means counting in 8408s, or count by eight thousand four hundred eights, and it is also called skip counting by 8408.

How to count by 8408
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 8408, we count 8408, 16816, 25224, 33632, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 8408 or skip counting by 8408, we start with 8408 and then add 8408 to get the next number, and then continue adding 8408 to the previous number to keep counting by 8408, like this:

8408
8408 + 8408 = 16816
16816 + 8408 = 25224
25224 + 8408 = 33632
33632 + 8408 = 42040
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You can of course skip count by 8408 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 8408 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 8408, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 8408, and so forth.

Count by 8408 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 8408s 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 8408, but don't have the Counting by 8408s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 8408s is that the number increases by 8408.

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 8408 goes 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 8408.

Why Count by 8408?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 8408 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 four hundred eight, you are also creating a list of multiples of 8408 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 8408 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 8408.

When you skip count by 8408, you are also creating a list of numbers that 8408 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 8408 is the same as making the 8408 times table.

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