Count by 889 (Skip Counting by 889s)

Count by 889

Here we will show you how to count by 889, discuss counting by 889 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 889 matters. To start off, note that Count by 889 means counting in 889s, or count by eight hundred eighty-nines, and it is also called skip counting by 889.

How to count by 889
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 889, we count 889, 1778, 2667, 3556, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 889 or skip counting by 889, we start with 889 and then add 889 to get the next number, and then continue adding 889 to the previous number to keep counting by 889, like this:

889
889 + 889 = 1778
1778 + 889 = 2667
2667 + 889 = 3556
3556 + 889 = 4445
...

You can of course skip count by 889 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 889 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 889, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 889, and so forth.

Count by 889 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 889s 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 889, but don't have the Counting by 889s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 889s is that the number increases by 889.

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 889 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 889.

Why Count by 889?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 889 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 eighty-nine, you are also creating a list of multiples of 889 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 889 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 889.

When you skip count by 889, you are also creating a list of numbers that 889 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 889 is the same as making the 889 times table.

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