Count by 1518 (Skip Counting by 1518s)

Count by 1518

Here we will show you how to count by 1518, discuss counting by 1518 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 1518 matters. To start off, note that Count by 1518 means counting in 1518s, or count by one thousand five hundred eighteens, and it is also called skip counting by 1518.

How to count by 1518
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 1518, we count 1518, 3036, 4554, 6072, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 1518 or skip counting by 1518, we start with 1518 and then add 1518 to get the next number, and then continue adding 1518 to the previous number to keep counting by 1518, like this:

1518
1518 + 1518 = 3036
3036 + 1518 = 4554
4554 + 1518 = 6072
6072 + 1518 = 7590
...

You can of course skip count by 1518 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 1518 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 1518, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 1518, and so forth.

Count by 1518 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 1518s 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 1518, but don't have the Counting by 1518s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 1518s is that the number increases by 1518.

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 1518 goes 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and 8, 6, 4, 2, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 1518.

Why Count by 1518?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 1518 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 eighteen, you are also creating a list of multiples of 1518 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 1518 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 1518.

When you skip count by 1518, you are also creating a list of numbers that 1518 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 1518 is the same as making the 1518 times table.

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