Count by 6250 (Skip Counting by 6250s)

Count by 6250

Here we will show you how to count by 6250, discuss counting by 6250 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 6250 matters. To start off, note that Count by 6250 means counting in 6250s, or count by six thousand two hundred fifties, and it is also called skip counting by 6250.

How to count by 6250
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 6250, we count 6250, 12500, 18750, 25000, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 6250 or skip counting by 6250, we start with 6250 and then add 6250 to get the next number, and then continue adding 6250 to the previous number to keep counting by 6250, like this:

6250
6250 + 6250 = 12500
12500 + 6250 = 18750
18750 + 6250 = 25000
25000 + 6250 = 31250
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You can of course skip count by 6250 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 6250 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 6250, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 6250, and so forth.

Count by 6250 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 6250s 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 6250, but don't have the Counting by 6250s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 6250s is that the number increases by 6250.

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 6250 goes 0 and 0 and so on for as long as you count by 6250.

Why Count by 6250?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 6250 is important, because it teaches you how the arithmetic operations fit together. Below are some examples of what we mean.

When you count by six thousand two hundred fifty, you are also creating a list of multiples of 6250 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 6250 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 6250.

When you skip count by 6250, you are also creating a list of numbers that 6250 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 6250 is the same as making the 6250 times table.

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