Count by 8864 (Skip Counting by 8864s)

Count by 8864

Here we will show you how to count by 8864, discuss counting by 8864 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 8864 matters. To start off, note that Count by 8864 means counting in 8864s, or count by eight thousand eight hundred sixty-fours, and it is also called skip counting by 8864.

How to count by 8864
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 8864, we count 8864, 17728, 26592, 35456, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 8864 or skip counting by 8864, we start with 8864 and then add 8864 to get the next number, and then continue adding 8864 to the previous number to keep counting by 8864, like this:

8864
8864 + 8864 = 17728
17728 + 8864 = 26592
26592 + 8864 = 35456
35456 + 8864 = 44320
...

You can of course skip count by 8864 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 8864 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 8864, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 8864, and so forth.

Count by 8864 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 8864s 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 8864, but don't have the Counting by 8864s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 8864s is that the number increases by 8864.

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 8864 goes 4, 8, 2, 6, 0 and 4, 8, 2, 6, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 8864.

Why Count by 8864?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 8864 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 eight hundred sixty-four, you are also creating a list of multiples of 8864 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 8864 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 8864.

When you skip count by 8864, you are also creating a list of numbers that 8864 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 8864 is the same as making the 8864 times table.

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