Year 5 Divisibility Rules Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 5 factors, multiples & primes worksheet.
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Use the divisibility rules. For 3 and 9 add the digits; for 4 and 8 look at the last two or three digits.
Answer: True
The last three digits make 504, which is divisible by 8.
- A71,360
- B52,810
- C49,355
- D52,887
Answer: 52,887
The digit sum is 30, which is divisible by 3.
Answer: 7
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 7 works.
Answer: True
The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
- A83,917
- B95,055
- C44,163
- D66,038
Answer: 44,163
The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Answer: 2
- The digit sum is 36, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 2 works.
Answer: False
It must divide by 2 and by 3: the last digit is 5 (odd) and the digit sum is 11 (not a multiple of 3).
- A52,442
- B33,568
- C94,164
- D95,243
Answer: 94,164
It must divide by 2 and by 3: the last digit is 4 (even) and the digit sum is 24 (a multiple of 3).
Answer: 8
- The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 8 works.
Answer: True
The digit sum is 33, which is divisible by 3.
- A58,048
- B68,162
- C31,073
- D94,988
Answer: 58,048
The last three digits make 48, which is divisible by 8.
Answer: 6
- The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 6 works.
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