Even Numbers 1 to 1000: Full List, Sum & Worksheet with Answers

Is 738 even or odd? Chances are you knew before you finished reading the question. You glanced at the 8 at the end and that was that. This whole article is really about that tiny habit, and how far it can take you. Below you’ll find the complete list of even numbers 1 to 1000, a few quick ways to spot an even number, the total when you add them all up, and a worksheet with answers. Whether you’re a parent helping with homework, a teacher looking for a printable chart, or a student cramming before a test, you should find what you need here.

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Even Numbers 1 to 1000 at a Glance

There are 500 even numbers from 1 to 1000.
The first is 2 and the last is 1000.
Their sum is 250,500.
Every even number ends in 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8.
Each one is exactly 2 more than the one before.

Keep reading if you want the full chart and the reasoning behind these numbers.

What Is an Even Number? A Simple Explanation

An even number is a whole number you can split into two equal groups with nothing left over. Divide it by 2 and you get another whole number.

Picture 14 pencils and 2 students. Seven each, no arguments. Now picture 15 pencils. Seven each, and one pencil rolling around on the desk. That stray pencil is what makes 15 odd.

If you like a bit of algebra, any even number can be written as 2 × k, where k is a whole number. So 18 is 2 × 9, 250 is 2 × 125, and 1000 is 2 × 500.

One small thing people often get wrong: 0 is even. It divides by 2 with no remainder, so it counts. (Our list starts at 2 because we’re looking at 1 to 1000, but 0 is still part of the family.)

5 Easy Ways to Spot Even Numbers from 1 to 1000 Without Dividing

You’ll rarely need to do any division. These are the shortcuts, starting with the one you’ll use most.

Look at the last digit. If it’s 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8, the number is even. If it’s 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9, it’s odd. So 738 is even, 641 is odd, and 1,000 is even.

This works because everything before the last digit (the tens, hundreds, thousands) is a multiple of 10, and 10 is even. The one digit is the only part that can tip the balance.

Try dividing by 2. If you get a whole number, it’s even. 86 ÷ 2 = 43, so 86 is even. 87 ÷ 2 = 43.5, so it isn’t.

Count in twos. If you can reach the number by skipping counting from 0 (2, 4, 6, 8…), it’s even.

Pair things up. This is the one that clicks best with younger kids. Line up that many counters, buttons or Lego bricks in pairs. If everyone has a partner, it’s even.

Check the binary. A fun one for older students: in binary, every even number ends in 0. The number 10 is 1010 and 6 is 110.

List of Even Numbers from 1 to 1000

Here’s the full chart, ten numbers to a row. Feel free to bookmark it or print it out.


2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	20
22	24	26	28	30	32	34	36	38	40
42	44	46	48	50	52	54	56	58	60
62	64	66	68	70	72	74	76	78	80
82	84	86	88	90	92	94	96	98	100
102	104	106	108	110	112	114	116	118	120
122	124	126	128	130	132	134	136	138	140
142	144	146	148	150	152	154	156	158	160
162	164	166	168	170	172	174	176	178	180
182	184	186	188	190	192	194	196	198	200
202	204	206	208	210	212	214	216	218	220
222	224	226	228	230	232	234	236	238	240
242	244	246	248	250	252	254	256	258	260
262	264	266	268	270	272	274	276	278	280
282	284	286	288	290	292	294	296	298	300
302	304	306	308	310	312	314	316	318	320
322	324	326	328	330	332	334	336	338	340
342	344	346	348	350	352	354	356	358	360
362	364	366	368	370	372	374	376	378	380
382	384	386	388	390	392	394	396	398	400
402	404	406	408	410	412	414	416	418	420
422	424	426	428	430	432	434	436	438	440
442	444	446	448	450	452	454	456	458	460
462	464	466	468	470	472	474	476	478	480
482	484	486	488	490	492	494	496	498	500
502	504	506	508	510	512	514	516	518	520
522	524	526	528	530	532	534	536	538	540
542	544	546	548	550	552	554	556	558	560
562	564	566	568	570	572	574	576	578	580
582	584	586	588	590	592	594	596	598	600
602	604	606	608	610	612	614	616	618	620
622	624	626	628	630	632	634	636	638	640
642	644	646	648	650	652	654	656	658	660
662	664	666	668	670	672	674	676	678	680
682	684	686	688	690	692	694	696	698	700
702	704	706	708	710	712	714	716	718	720
722	724	726	728	730	732	734	736	738	740
742	744	746	748	750	752	754	756	758	760
762	764	766	768	770	772	774	776	778	780
782	784	786	788	790	792	794	796	798	800
802	804	806	808	810	812	814	816	818	820
822	824	826	828	830	832	834	836	838	840
842	844	846	848	850	852	854	856	858	860
862	864	866	868	870	872	874	876	878	880
882	884	886	888	890	892	894	896	898	900
902	904	906	908	910	912	914	916	918	920
922	924	926	928	930	932	934	936	938	940
942	944	946	948	950	952	954	956	958	960
962	964	966	968	970	972	974	976	978	980
982	984	986	988	990	992	994	996	998	1000

Look down any column and you’ll see the last digit never changes. That’s the last-digit rule showing up right on the page.

Just need the small list? Here are the even numbers from 1 to 100, which is where most kids start:

2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 84, 86, 88, 90, 92, 94, 96, 98, 100

That’s 50 numbers.

How Many Even Numbers Are There from 1 to 1000?

Exactly 500. Here’s an easy way to see it. Take the numbers in neighbouring pairs: 1 and 2, then 3 and 4, then 5 and 6. Each pair has one even number in it. A thousand numbers make 500 pairs, so you end up with 500 evens.

You can also count them by size:

Type	Range	How many
One-digit	2 to 8	4
Two-digit	10 to 98	45
Three-digit	100 to 998	450
Four-digit	1000	1
Total		500

What’s the Sum of Even Numbers from 1 to 1000?

It’s 250,500. And you don’t have to add 500 numbers by hand to get there.

The formula: the sum of the first n even numbers is n × (n + 1).

There are 500 even numbers here, so n = 500:

500 × 501 = 250,500

Where the formula comes from

There’s a lovely trick behind it, usually credited to the mathematician Gauss. Pair the smallest number with the largest, then the second smallest with the second largest, and so on:

2 + 1000 = 1002
4 + 998 = 1002
6 + 996 = 1002

Every pair makes 1002. With 500 numbers you get 250 pairs, and 250 × 1002 = 250,500. Same answer, and now you can see why.

Sums for other ranges

Even numbers from	How many	Sum
2 to 10	5	30
2 to 20	10	110
2 to 50	25	650
2 to 100	50	2,550
2 to 200	100	10,100
2 to 500	250	62,750
2 to 1000	500	250,500

Sum of each block of 100

Block	Sum
2 to 100	2,550
102 to 200	7,550
202 to 300	12,550
302 to 400	17,550
402 to 500	22,550
502 to 600	27,550
602 to 700	32,550
702 to 800	37,550
802 to 900	42,550
902 to 1000	47,550

Each block is 5,000 higher than the last, and all ten together give 250,500.

Want to find the nth even number? Just double n. The 100th even number is 200. The 350th is 700.

The Rules Even Numbers Follow

Even numbers are well behaved, which is a big part of why they’re so useful. Here’s how they act:

Even + even = even. 24 + 46 = 70.
Even − even = even. 90 − 38 = 52.
Even × even = even. 12 × 14 = 168.
Even × odd = even. 8 × 7 = 56. One even factor is enough to make the whole product even.
Odd + odd = even. 9 + 13 = 22. Two odds pair up nicely.
Even + odd = odd. 20 + 7 = 27.
Even ÷ even could go either way. 16 ÷ 4 = 4 is even, but 18 ÷ 2 = 9 is odd. Division is the one operation where you can’t predict it.

A few more worth knowing. Even numbers always step up by 2. They always end in 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8. And every power of 2 above 1 is even, which gives us 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256 and 512 inside our range.

Even vs. Odd Numbers

	Even	Odd
Divisible by 2?	Yes	No, leaves 1
Last digit	0, 2, 4, 6, 8	1, 3, 5, 7, 9
Examples	2, 4, 6, 8, 10	1, 3, 5, 7, 9
Written as	2k	2k + 1
Count from 1 to 1000	500	500

Worth remembering: even + even and odd + odd both give an even answer, while even + odd always gives an odd one.

Where You’ll Actually See Even Numbers

Maths sticks better when it’s tied to something real, so here are a few places to point out to kids:

Houses on one side of a street often have even numbers, and the other side has odd ones.
Sharing fairly. Sweets, cards, teams and partners all depend on whether a number splits evenly.
Sports. Doubles tennis, relay teams and five-a-side matches (2 teams of 5) rely on even groupings.
Computers use parity to catch mistakes when data is stored or sent.
Splitting a bill. If the total can be halved without leftovers, it’s even.

Tips for Teaching Even Numbers

If you’re helping a child learn this, a few things tend to work well:

Skip count out loud. Climbing stairs or clapping in time makes counting in twos stick far better than staring at a page.
Colour a hundreds chart. Let them shade every even number and notice the pattern themselves.
Play the pairing game. Hand over a pile of counters and ask if everyone has a partner.
Go in steps. Get comfortable with 1 to 20, then 1 to 100, then go for 1000.
Ask for predictions. Before adding two numbers, ask “will the answer be even or odd?” and then check together.

One thing to watch for is children thinking that a big or “round” number must be even. It’s only about the last digit. 1,000,002 is even and 999 is not.

Even Numbers Worksheet (with Answers)

Give these a go before scrolling down to the answers. No shame in using scrap paper.

Section A: Circle the even numbers

34, 57, 120, 391, 508, 777, 862, 995

Section B: Fill in the gaps

2, 4, ___, 8, 10, ___
96, 98, ___, 102, ___
990, 992, ___, 996, 998, ___

Section C: Even or odd answer?

14 + 26
38 − 12
18 × 7
15 + 9
13 × 5
22 + 17

Section D: Find the sum

Even numbers from 2 to 20
Even numbers from 2 to 50
Even numbers from 2 to 100
Even numbers from 2 to 1000

Section E: Word problems

A teacher shares 36 stickers equally between 2 groups. How many does each group get? Is 36 even or odd?
How many even numbers are there between 1 and 500?
What is the 100th even number?
What is the 350th even number?
What are the smallest and largest three-digit even numbers?

Section F: Challenge

Is the sum of three even numbers always even?
How many even numbers are there from 480 to 500, counting both ends?
How many even numbers up to 1000 are also divisible by 4?

Answers

Section A: 34, 120, 508 and 862 are even. The rest are odd.

Section B:

6 and 12
100 and 104
994 and 1000

Section C:

40, even
26, even
126, even
24, even (odd + odd)
65, odd (odd × odd)
39, odd (even + odd)

Section D:

10 × 11 = 110
25 × 26 = 650
50 × 51 = 2,550
500 × 501 = 250,500

Section E:

18 each. 36 ÷ 2 leaves nothing over, so 36 is even.
250
200
700
100 is the smallest and 998 is the largest.

Section F:

Yes. Even + even is even, and adding another even number keeps it that way.
11: 480, 482, 484, 486, 488, 490, 492, 494, 496, 498, 500.
250. Every second even number is a multiple of 4, so it’s half of 500.

Mistakes That Trip People Up

Forgetting about 0. It’s even.
Assuming negatives don’t count. −4 and −18 are both even.
Looking at the first digit. Only the last one matters.
Expecting even ÷ even to always be even. 18 ÷ 2 = 9 says otherwise.

Conclusion

Even numbers are one of the first patterns kids notice in maths, and they keep coming back to skip counting, times tables, divisibility rules and even coding later on. If only three things stay with you, make them these: the last digit gives it away, there are 500 even numbers up to 1000, and they add up to 250,500.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the even numbers from 1 to 1000?

All the whole numbers in that range that divide by 2 with nothing left over: 2, 4, 6, 8, and so on up to 1000. There are 500 of them, and the chart above lists every one.

What is the sum of even numbers from 1 to 1000?

250,500. Use n × (n + 1) with n = 500.

How many even numbers are there from 1 to 100?

Fifty.

Is 0 even?

Yes. It divides by 2 with no remainder.

Is 1000 even?

Yes. It ends in 0 and equals 2 × 500.