Year 5 Divisibility Rules Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 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
It must divide by 2 and by 3: the last digit is 0 (even) and the digit sum is 24 (a multiple of 3).
- A29,643
- B38,240
- C86,698
- D40,259
Answer: 29,643
The digit sum is 24, which is divisible by 3.
Answer: 4
- The digit sum is 9, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 4 works.
Answer: False
The last two digits make 51, which is not divisible by 4.
- A79,001
- B43,509
- C84,056
- D38,997
Answer: 84,056
The last two digits make 56, which is divisible by 4.
Answer: 8
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 8 works.
Answer: False
It must divide by 2 and by 3: the last digit is 3 (odd) and the digit sum is 22 (not a multiple of 3).
- A29,945
- B15,195
- C90,386
- D79,546
Answer: 15,195
The digit sum is 21, which is divisible by 3.
Answer: 3
- The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 3 works.
Answer: True
The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
- A34,912
- B61,372
- C48,141
- D36,503
Answer: 48,141
The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 3.
Answer: 7
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 7 works.
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