Count by 868 (Skip Counting by 868s)

Count by 868

Here we will show you how to count by 868, discuss counting by 868 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 868 matters. To start off, note that Count by 868 means counting in 868s, or count by eight hundred sixty-eights, and it is also called skip counting by 868.

How to count by 868
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 868, we count 868, 1736, 2604, 3472, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 868 or skip counting by 868, we start with 868 and then add 868 to get the next number, and then continue adding 868 to the previous number to keep counting by 868, like this:

868
868 + 868 = 1736
1736 + 868 = 2604
2604 + 868 = 3472
3472 + 868 = 4340
...

You can of course skip count by 868 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 868 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 868, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 868, and so forth.

Count by 868 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 868s 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 868, but don't have the Counting by 868s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 868s is that the number increases by 868.

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 868 goes 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 868.

Why Count by 868?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 868 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-eight, you are also creating a list of multiples of 868 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 868 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 868.

When you skip count by 868, you are also creating a list of numbers that 868 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 868 is the same as making the 868 times table.

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