Count by 959 (Skip Counting by 959s)

Count by 959

Here we will show you how to count by 959, discuss counting by 959 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 959 matters. To start off, note that Count by 959 means counting in 959s, or count by nine hundred fifty-nines, and it is also called skip counting by 959.

How to count by 959
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 959, we count 959, 1918, 2877, 3836, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 959 or skip counting by 959, we start with 959 and then add 959 to get the next number, and then continue adding 959 to the previous number to keep counting by 959, like this:

959
959 + 959 = 1918
1918 + 959 = 2877
2877 + 959 = 3836
3836 + 959 = 4795
...

You can of course skip count by 959 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 959 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 959, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 959, and so forth.

Count by 959 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 959s 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 959, but don't have the Counting by 959s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 959s is that the number increases by 959.

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 959 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 959.

Why Count by 959?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 959 is important, because it teaches you how the arithmetic operations fit together. Below are some examples of what we mean.

When you count by nine hundred fifty-nine, you are also creating a list of multiples of 959 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 959 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 959.

When you skip count by 959, you are also creating a list of numbers that 959 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 959 is the same as making the 959 times table.

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