Year 5 Divisibility Rules Worksheet — Level 2 — 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
The last digit is 5; it is 0 or 5.
Answer: False
The digit sum is 14, which is not divisible by 3.
Answer: False
The digit sum is 15, which is not divisible by 9.
- A3,931
- B9,125
- C2,111
- D1,287
Answer: 1,287
The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Answer: False
It must divide by 2 and by 3: the last digit is 6 (even) and the digit sum is 16 (not a multiple of 3).
Answer: False
The digit sum is 23, which is not divisible by 3.
Answer: False
The last two digits make 37, which is not divisible by 4.
- A6,424
- B1,494
- C2,245
- D4,324
Answer: 1,494
It must divide by 2 and by 3: the last digit is 4 (even) and the digit sum is 18 (a multiple of 3).
Answer: False
The last two digits make 18, which is not divisible by 4.
Answer: False
The last digit is 8; it is not 0 or 5.
Answer: False
The last digit is 6; it is not 0 or 5.
- A2,870
- B6,104
- C8,177
- D7,152
Answer: 2,870
The last digit is 0; it is 0.
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