Count by 1517 (Skip Counting by 1517s)

Count by 1517

Here we will show you how to count by 1517, discuss counting by 1517 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 1517 matters. To start off, note that Count by 1517 means counting in 1517s, or count by one thousand five hundred seventeens, and it is also called skip counting by 1517.

How to count by 1517
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 1517, we count 1517, 3034, 4551, 6068, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 1517 or skip counting by 1517, we start with 1517 and then add 1517 to get the next number, and then continue adding 1517 to the previous number to keep counting by 1517, like this:

1517
1517 + 1517 = 3034
3034 + 1517 = 4551
4551 + 1517 = 6068
6068 + 1517 = 7585
...

You can of course skip count by 1517 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 1517 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 1517, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 1517, and so forth.

Count by 1517 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 1517s 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 1517, but don't have the Counting by 1517s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 1517s is that the number increases by 1517.

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 1517 goes 7, 4, 1, 8, 5, 2, 9, 6, 3, 0 and 7, 4, 1, 8, 5, 2, 9, 6, 3, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 1517.

Why Count by 1517?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 1517 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 seventeen, you are also creating a list of multiples of 1517 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 1517 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 1517.

When you skip count by 1517, you are also creating a list of numbers that 1517 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 1517 is the same as making the 1517 times table.

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