Count by 866 (Skip Counting by 866s)

Count by 866

Here we will show you how to count by 866, discuss counting by 866 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 866 matters. To start off, note that Count by 866 means counting in 866s, or count by eight hundred sixty-sixes, and it is also called skip counting by 866.

How to count by 866
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 866, we count 866, 1732, 2598, 3464, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 866 or skip counting by 866, we start with 866 and then add 866 to get the next number, and then continue adding 866 to the previous number to keep counting by 866, like this:

866
866 + 866 = 1732
1732 + 866 = 2598
2598 + 866 = 3464
3464 + 866 = 4330
...

You can of course skip count by 866 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 866 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 866, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 866, and so forth.

Count by 866 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 866s 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 866, but don't have the Counting by 866s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 866s is that the number increases by 866.

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 866 goes 6, 2, 8, 4, 0 and 6, 2, 8, 4, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 866.

Why Count by 866?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 866 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-six, you are also creating a list of multiples of 866 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 866 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 866.

When you skip count by 866, you are also creating a list of numbers that 866 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 866 is the same as making the 866 times table.

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