Count by 8946 (Skip Counting by 8946s)

Count by 8946

Here we will show you how to count by 8946, discuss counting by 8946 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 8946 matters. To start off, note that Count by 8946 means counting in 8946s, or count by eight thousand nine hundred forty-sixes, and it is also called skip counting by 8946.

How to count by 8946
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 8946, we count 8946, 17892, 26838, 35784, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 8946 or skip counting by 8946, we start with 8946 and then add 8946 to get the next number, and then continue adding 8946 to the previous number to keep counting by 8946, like this:

8946
8946 + 8946 = 17892
17892 + 8946 = 26838
26838 + 8946 = 35784
35784 + 8946 = 44730
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You can of course skip count by 8946 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 8946 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 8946, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 8946, and so forth.

Count by 8946 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 8946s 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 8946, but don't have the Counting by 8946s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 8946s is that the number increases by 8946.

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 8946 goes 6, 2, 8, 4, 0 and 6, 2, 8, 4, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 8946.

Why Count by 8946?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 8946 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 nine hundred forty-six, you are also creating a list of multiples of 8946 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 8946 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 8946.

When you skip count by 8946, you are also creating a list of numbers that 8946 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 8946 is the same as making the 8946 times table.

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