Year 5 Divisibility Rules Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 5 factors, multiples & primes worksheet.
Year 5 Divisibility Rules Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Use the divisibility rules. For 3 and 9 add the digits; for 4 and 8 look at the last two or three digits.
Answer: False
The last three digits make 366, which is not divisible by 8.
- A74,310
- B48,165
- C21,333
- D80,498
Answer: 74,310
It must divide by 2 and by 3: the last digit is 0 (even) and the digit sum is 15 (a multiple of 3).
Answer: 4
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 4 works.
Answer: False
The last three digits make 226, which is not divisible by 8.
- A48,817
- B29,639
- C12,712
- D55,457
Answer: 12,712
The last two digits make 12, which is divisible by 4.
Answer: 4
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 4 works.
Answer: False
The last three digits make 42, which is not divisible by 8.
- A68,928
- B94,673
- C58,079
- D95,446
Answer: 68,928
The last two digits make 28, which is divisible by 4.
Answer: 7
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 7 works.
Answer: True
The last two digits make 88, which is divisible by 4.
- A6,129
- B23,027
- C37,214
- D36,908
Answer: 36,908
The last two digits make 8, which is divisible by 4.
Answer: 1
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 1 works.
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