Count by 1516 (Skip Counting by 1516s)

Count by 1516

Here we will show you how to count by 1516, discuss counting by 1516 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 1516 matters. To start off, note that Count by 1516 means counting in 1516s, or count by one thousand five hundred sixteens, and it is also called skip counting by 1516.

How to count by 1516
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 1516, we count 1516, 3032, 4548, 6064, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 1516 or skip counting by 1516, we start with 1516 and then add 1516 to get the next number, and then continue adding 1516 to the previous number to keep counting by 1516, like this:

1516
1516 + 1516 = 3032
3032 + 1516 = 4548
4548 + 1516 = 6064
6064 + 1516 = 7580
...

You can of course skip count by 1516 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 1516 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 1516, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 1516, and so forth.

Count by 1516 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 1516s 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 1516, but don't have the Counting by 1516s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 1516s is that the number increases by 1516.

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 1516 goes 6, 2, 8, 4, 0 and 6, 2, 8, 4, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 1516.

Why Count by 1516?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 1516 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 five hundred sixteen, you are also creating a list of multiples of 1516 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 1516 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 1516.

When you skip count by 1516, you are also creating a list of numbers that 1516 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 1516 is the same as making the 1516 times table.

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