Count by 864 (Skip Counting by 864s)

Count by 864

Here we will show you how to count by 864, discuss counting by 864 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 864 matters. To start off, note that Count by 864 means counting in 864s, or count by eight hundred sixty-fours, and it is also called skip counting by 864.

How to count by 864
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 864, we count 864, 1728, 2592, 3456, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 864 or skip counting by 864, we start with 864 and then add 864 to get the next number, and then continue adding 864 to the previous number to keep counting by 864, like this:

864
864 + 864 = 1728
1728 + 864 = 2592
2592 + 864 = 3456
3456 + 864 = 4320
...

You can of course skip count by 864 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 864 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 864, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 864, and so forth.

Count by 864 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 864s 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 864, but don't have the Counting by 864s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 864s is that the number increases by 864.

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 864 goes 4, 8, 2, 6, 0 and 4, 8, 2, 6, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 864.

Why Count by 864?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 864 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 hundred sixty-four, you are also creating a list of multiples of 864 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 864 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 864.

When you skip count by 864, you are also creating a list of numbers that 864 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 864 is the same as making the 864 times table.

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