Count by 8779 (Skip Counting by 8779s)

Count by 8779

Here we will show you how to count by 8779, discuss counting by 8779 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 8779 matters. To start off, note that Count by 8779 means counting in 8779s, or count by eight thousand seven hundred seventy-nines, and it is also called skip counting by 8779.

How to count by 8779
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 8779, we count 8779, 17558, 26337, 35116, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 8779 or skip counting by 8779, we start with 8779 and then add 8779 to get the next number, and then continue adding 8779 to the previous number to keep counting by 8779, like this:

8779
8779 + 8779 = 17558
17558 + 8779 = 26337
26337 + 8779 = 35116
35116 + 8779 = 43895
...

You can of course skip count by 8779 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 8779 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 8779, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 8779, and so forth.

Count by 8779 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 8779s 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 8779, but don't have the Counting by 8779s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 8779s is that the number increases by 8779.

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 8779 goes 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 8779.

Why Count by 8779?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 8779 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 seven hundred seventy-nine, you are also creating a list of multiples of 8779 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 8779 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 8779.

When you skip count by 8779, you are also creating a list of numbers that 8779 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 8779 is the same as making the 8779 times table.

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