Count by 9976 (Skip Counting by 9976s)

Count by 9976

Here we will show you how to count by 9976, discuss counting by 9976 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 9976 matters. To start off, note that Count by 9976 means counting in 9976s, or count by nine thousand nine hundred seventy-sixes, and it is also called skip counting by 9976.

How to count by 9976
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 9976, we count 9976, 19952, 29928, 39904, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 9976 or skip counting by 9976, we start with 9976 and then add 9976 to get the next number, and then continue adding 9976 to the previous number to keep counting by 9976, like this:

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9976 + 9976 = 19952
19952 + 9976 = 29928
29928 + 9976 = 39904
39904 + 9976 = 49880
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You can of course skip count by 9976 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 9976 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 9976, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 9976, and so forth.

Count by 9976 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 9976s 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 9976, but don't have the Counting by 9976s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 9976s is that the number increases by 9976.

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 9976 goes 6, 2, 8, 4, 0 and 6, 2, 8, 4, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 9976.

Why Count by 9976?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 9976 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-six, you are also creating a list of multiples of 9976 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 9976 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 9976.

When you skip count by 9976, you are also creating a list of numbers that 9976 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 9976 is the same as making the 9976 times table.

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