Count by 500 (Skip Counting by 500s)

Count by 500

Here we will show you how to count by 500, discuss counting by 500 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 500 matters. To start off, note that Count by 500 means counting in 500s, or count by five hundreds, and it is also called skip counting by 500.

How to count by 500
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 500, we count 500, 1000, 1500, 2000, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 500 or skip counting by 500, we start with 500 and then add 500 to get the next number, and then continue adding 500 to the previous number to keep counting by 500, like this:

500
500 + 500 = 1000
1000 + 500 = 1500
1500 + 500 = 2000
2000 + 500 = 2500
...

You can of course skip count by 500 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 500 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 500, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 500, and so forth.

Count by 500 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 500s 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 500, but don't have the Counting by 500s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 500s is that the number increases by 500.

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 500 goes 0 and 0 and so on for as long as you count by 500.

Why Count by 500?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 500 is important, because it teaches you how the arithmetic operations fit together. Below are some examples of what we mean.

When you count by five hundred, you are also creating a list of multiples of 500 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 500 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 500.

When you skip count by 500, you are also creating a list of numbers that 500 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 500 is the same as making the 500 times table.

Skip Counting
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Count by 501
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