Count by 9972 (Skip Counting by 9972s)

Count by 9972

Here we will show you how to count by 9972, discuss counting by 9972 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 9972 matters. To start off, note that Count by 9972 means counting in 9972s, or count by nine thousand nine hundred seventy-twos, and it is also called skip counting by 9972.

How to count by 9972
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 9972, we count 9972, 19944, 29916, 39888, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 9972 or skip counting by 9972, we start with 9972 and then add 9972 to get the next number, and then continue adding 9972 to the previous number to keep counting by 9972, like this:

9972
9972 + 9972 = 19944
19944 + 9972 = 29916
29916 + 9972 = 39888
39888 + 9972 = 49860
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You can of course skip count by 9972 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 9972 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 9972, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 9972, and so forth.

Count by 9972 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 9972s 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 9972, but don't have the Counting by 9972s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 9972s is that the number increases by 9972.

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 9972 goes 2, 4, 6, 8, 0 and 2, 4, 6, 8, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 9972.

Why Count by 9972?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 9972 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 thousand nine hundred seventy-two, you are also creating a list of multiples of 9972 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 9972 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 9972.

When you skip count by 9972, you are also creating a list of numbers that 9972 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 9972 is the same as making the 9972 times table.

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