Count by 8481 (Skip Counting by 8481s)

Count by 8481

Here we will show you how to count by 8481, discuss counting by 8481 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 8481 matters. To start off, note that Count by 8481 means counting in 8481s, or count by eight thousand four hundred eighty-ones, and it is also called skip counting by 8481.

How to count by 8481
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 8481, we count 8481, 16962, 25443, 33924, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 8481 or skip counting by 8481, we start with 8481 and then add 8481 to get the next number, and then continue adding 8481 to the previous number to keep counting by 8481, like this:

8481
8481 + 8481 = 16962
16962 + 8481 = 25443
25443 + 8481 = 33924
33924 + 8481 = 42405
...

You can of course skip count by 8481 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 8481 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 8481, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 8481, and so forth.

Count by 8481 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 8481s 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 8481, but don't have the Counting by 8481s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 8481s is that the number increases by 8481.

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 8481 goes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0 and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 8481.

Why Count by 8481?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 8481 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 eighty-one, you are also creating a list of multiples of 8481 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 8481 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 8481.

When you skip count by 8481, you are also creating a list of numbers that 8481 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 8481 is the same as making the 8481 times table.

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