Year 6 Divisibility Rules Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 6 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: False
It must divide by 2 and by 3: the last digit is 8 (even) and the digit sum is 31 (not a multiple of 3).
- A62,008
- B42,425
- C10,789
- D30,205
Answer: 62,008
The last three digits make 8, which is divisible by 8.
Answer: 8
- The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 8 works.
Answer: False
The digit sum is 24, which is not divisible by 9.
- A10,864
- B90,542
- C93,665
- D41,558
Answer: 10,864
The last three digits make 864, which is divisible by 8.
Answer: 6
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 6 works.
Answer: False
The digit sum is 19, which is not divisible by 3.
- A85,123
- B26,043
- C92,357
- D30,224
Answer: 30,224
The last two digits make 24, which is divisible by 4.
Answer: 7
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 7 works.
Answer: False
It must divide by 2 and by 3: the last digit is 6 (even) and the digit sum is 23 (not a multiple of 3).
- A81,686
- B49,530
- C60,860
- D31,966
Answer: 49,530
It must divide by 2 and by 3: the last digit is 0 (even) and the digit sum is 21 (a multiple of 3).
Answer: 5
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 5 works.
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