Count by 501 (Skip Counting by 501s)

Count by 501

Here we will show you how to count by 501, discuss counting by 501 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 501 matters. To start off, note that Count by 501 means counting in 501s, or count by five hundred ones, and it is also called skip counting by 501.

How to count by 501
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 501, we count 501, 1002, 1503, 2004, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 501 or skip counting by 501, we start with 501 and then add 501 to get the next number, and then continue adding 501 to the previous number to keep counting by 501, like this:

501
501 + 501 = 1002
1002 + 501 = 1503
1503 + 501 = 2004
2004 + 501 = 2505
...

You can of course skip count by 501 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 501 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 501, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 501, and so forth.

Count by 501 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 501s 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 501, but don't have the Counting by 501s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 501s is that the number increases by 501.

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 501 goes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0 and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0 and so on for as long as you count by 501.

Why Count by 501?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 501 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 one, you are also creating a list of multiples of 501 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 501 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 501.

When you skip count by 501, you are also creating a list of numbers that 501 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 501 is the same as making the 501 times table.

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Count by 502
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