Count by 9993 (Skip Counting by 9993s)

Count by 9993

Here we will show you how to count by 9993, discuss counting by 9993 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 9993 matters. To start off, note that Count by 9993 means counting in 9993s, or count by nine thousand nine hundred ninety-threes, and it is also called skip counting by 9993.

How to count by 9993
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 9993, we count 9993, 19986, 29979, 39972, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 9993 or skip counting by 9993, we start with 9993 and then add 9993 to get the next number, and then continue adding 9993 to the previous number to keep counting by 9993, like this:

9993
9993 + 9993 = 19986
19986 + 9993 = 29979
29979 + 9993 = 39972
39972 + 9993 = 49965
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You can of course skip count by 9993 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 9993 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 9993, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 9993, and so forth.

Count by 9993 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 9993s 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 9993, but don't have the Counting by 9993s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 9993s is that the number increases by 9993.

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 9993 goes 3, 6, 9, 2, 5, 8, 1, 4, 7, 0 and 3, 6, 9, 2, 5, 8, 1, 4, 7, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 9993.

Why Count by 9993?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 9993 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 ninety-three, you are also creating a list of multiples of 9993 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 9993 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 9993.

When you skip count by 9993, you are also creating a list of numbers that 9993 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 9993 is the same as making the 9993 times table.

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