Count by 1000 (Skip Counting by 1000s)

Count by 1000

Here we will show you how to count by 1000, discuss counting by 1000 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 1000 matters. To start off, note that Count by 1000 means counting in 1000s, or count by one thousands, and it is also called skip counting by 1000.

How to count by 1000
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 1000, we count 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 1000 or skip counting by 1000, we start with 1000 and then add 1000 to get the next number, and then continue adding 1000 to the previous number to keep counting by 1000, like this:

1000
1000 + 1000 = 2000
2000 + 1000 = 3000
3000 + 1000 = 4000
4000 + 1000 = 5000
...

You can of course skip count by 1000 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 1000 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 1000, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 1000, and so forth.

Count by 1000 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 1000s 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 1000, but don't have the Counting by 1000s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 1000s is that the number increases by 1000.

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 1000 goes 0 and 0 and so on for as long as you count by 1000.

Why Count by 1000?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 1000 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 thousand, you are also creating a list of multiples of 1000 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 1000 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 1000.

When you skip count by 1000, you are also creating a list of numbers that 1000 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 1000 is the same as making the 1000 times table.

Skip Counting
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Count by 1001
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