Count by 896 (Skip Counting by 896s)

Count by 896

Here we will show you how to count by 896, discuss counting by 896 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 896 matters. To start off, note that Count by 896 means counting in 896s, or count by eight hundred ninety-sixes, and it is also called skip counting by 896.

How to count by 896
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 896, we count 896, 1792, 2688, 3584, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 896 or skip counting by 896, we start with 896 and then add 896 to get the next number, and then continue adding 896 to the previous number to keep counting by 896, like this:

896
896 + 896 = 1792
1792 + 896 = 2688
2688 + 896 = 3584
3584 + 896 = 4480
...

You can of course skip count by 896 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 896 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 896, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 896, and so forth.

Count by 896 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 896s 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 896, but don't have the Counting by 896s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 896s is that the number increases by 896.

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 896 goes 6, 2, 8, 4, 0 and 6, 2, 8, 4, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 896.

Why Count by 896?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 896 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 ninety-six, you are also creating a list of multiples of 896 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 896 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 896.

When you skip count by 896, you are also creating a list of numbers that 896 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 896 is the same as making the 896 times table.

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Count by 897
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