Count by 8889 (Skip Counting by 8889s)

Count by 8889

Here we will show you how to count by 8889, discuss counting by 8889 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 8889 matters. To start off, note that Count by 8889 means counting in 8889s, or count by eight thousand eight hundred eighty-nines, and it is also called skip counting by 8889.

How to count by 8889
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 8889, we count 8889, 17778, 26667, 35556, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 8889 or skip counting by 8889, we start with 8889 and then add 8889 to get the next number, and then continue adding 8889 to the previous number to keep counting by 8889, like this:

8889
8889 + 8889 = 17778
17778 + 8889 = 26667
26667 + 8889 = 35556
35556 + 8889 = 44445
...

You can of course skip count by 8889 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 8889 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 8889, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 8889, and so forth.

Count by 8889 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 8889s 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 8889, but don't have the Counting by 8889s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 8889s is that the number increases by 8889.

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 8889 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 8889.

Why Count by 8889?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 8889 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 eighty-nine, you are also creating a list of multiples of 8889 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 8889 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 8889.

When you skip count by 8889, you are also creating a list of numbers that 8889 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 8889 is the same as making the 8889 times table.

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