Count by 2500 (Skip Counting by 2500s)

Count by 2500

Here we will show you how to count by 2500, discuss counting by 2500 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 2500 matters. To start off, note that Count by 2500 means counting in 2500s, or count by two thousand five hundreds, and it is also called skip counting by 2500.

How to count by 2500
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 2500, we count 2500, 5000, 7500, 10000, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 2500 or skip counting by 2500, we start with 2500 and then add 2500 to get the next number, and then continue adding 2500 to the previous number to keep counting by 2500, like this:

2500
2500 + 2500 = 5000
5000 + 2500 = 7500
7500 + 2500 = 10000
10000 + 2500 = 12500
...

You can of course skip count by 2500 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 2500 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 2500, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 2500, and so forth.

Count by 2500 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 2500s 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 2500, but don't have the Counting by 2500s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 2500s is that the number increases by 2500.

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 2500 goes 0 and 0 and so on for as long as you count by 2500.

Why Count by 2500?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 2500 is important, because it teaches you how the arithmetic operations fit together. Below are some examples of what we mean.

When you count by two thousand five hundred, you are also creating a list of multiples of 2500 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 2500 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 2500.

When you skip count by 2500, you are also creating a list of numbers that 2500 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 2500 is the same as making the 2500 times table.

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