Year 5 Divisibility Rules Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — 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 560, which is divisible by 8.
- A50,934
- B76,173
- C14,452
- D63,643
Answer: 50,934
It must divide by 2 and by 3: the last digit is 4 (even) and the digit sum is 21 (a multiple of 3).
Answer: 1
- The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 1 works.
Answer: True
The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 3.
- A34,681
- B24,287
- C93,360
- D96,750
Answer: 93,360
The last three digits make 360, which is divisible by 8.
Answer: 2
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 2 works.
Answer: False
It must divide by 2 and by 3: the last digit is 9 (odd) and the digit sum is 23 (not a multiple of 3).
- A12,264
- B12,793
- C15,840
- D49,414
Answer: 15,840
The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Answer: 8
- The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 8 works.
Answer: True
The last two digits make 76, which is divisible by 4.
- A28,041
- B82,100
- C52,370
- D2,495
Answer: 82,100
The last two digits make 0, which is divisible by 4.
Answer: 5
- The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 5 works.
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