Count by 100 (Skip Counting by 100s)

Count by 100

Here we will show you how to count by 100, discuss counting by 100 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 100 matters. To start off, note that Count by 100 means counting in 100s, or count by one hundreds, and it is also called skip counting by 100.

How to count by 100
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 100, we count 100, 200, 300, 400, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 100 or skip counting by 100, we start with 100 and then add 100 to get the next number, and then continue adding 100 to the previous number to keep counting by 100, like this:

100
100 + 100 = 200
200 + 100 = 300
300 + 100 = 400
400 + 100 = 500
...

You can of course skip count by 100 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 100 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 100, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 100, and so forth.

Count by 100 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 100s 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 100, but don't have the Counting by 100s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 100s is that the number increases by 100.

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 1 over and over. The pattern of the last digit when you count by 100 goes 0 and 0 and so on for as long as you count by 100.

Why Count by 100?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 100 is important, because it teaches you how the arithmetic operations fit together. Below are some examples of what we mean.

When you count by one hundred, you are also creating a list of multiples of 100 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 100 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 100.

When you skip count by 100, you are also creating a list of numbers that 100 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 100 is the same as making the 100 times table.

Skip Counting
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Count by 101
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