Count by 981 (Skip Counting by 981s)

Count by 981

Here we will show you how to count by 981, discuss counting by 981 patterns, and tell you why knowing how to count by 981 matters. To start off, note that Count by 981 means counting in 981s, or count by nine hundred eighty-ones, and it is also called skip counting by 981.

How to count by 981
Normally, we would count by 1 like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., but when we count by 981, we count 981, 1962, 2943, 3924, and so on.

In other words, to count in intervals of 981 or skip counting by 981, we start with 981 and then add 981 to get the next number, and then continue adding 981 to the previous number to keep counting by 981, like this:

981
981 + 981 = 1962
1962 + 981 = 2943
2943 + 981 = 3924
3924 + 981 = 4905
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You can of course skip count by 981 forever, so it is impossible to make a list of all numbers, but below is a Count by 981 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 981, the second column has the next ten numbers you get when you skip count by 981, and so forth.

Count by 981 Patterns
We organized the Skip Counting by 981s 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 981, but don't have the Counting by 981s Chart above. Obviously, one pattern with counting by 981s is that the number increases by 981.

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 981 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 981.

Why Count by 981?
We think that understanding and learning about skip counting by 981 is important, because it teaches you how the arithmetic operations fit together. Below are some examples of what we mean.

When you count by nine hundred eighty-one, you are also creating a list of multiples of 981 that you can use in math when you need the least common multiple. 981 times n equals the nth multiple or skip count of 981.

When you skip count by 981, you are also creating a list of numbers that 981 is divisible by. On top of that, skip counting by 981 is the same as making the 981 times table.

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