Year 6 Divisibility Rules Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 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: True
The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
- A35,984
- B32,421
- C9,017
- D1,252
Answer: 32,421
The digit sum is 12, which is divisible by 3.
Answer: 3
- The digit sum is 36, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 3 works.
Answer: False
It must divide by 2 and by 3: the last digit is 4 (even) and the digit sum is 17 (not a multiple of 3).
- A69,439
- B92,493
- C42,996
- D4,665
Answer: 92,493
The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Answer: 5
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 5 works.
Answer: False
The digit sum is 30, which is not divisible by 9.
- A32,005
- B92,905
- C17,808
- D57,325
Answer: 17,808
The last two digits make 8, 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 digit sum is 30, which is not divisible by 9.
- A68,092
- B64,738
- C40,499
- D51,651
Answer: 51,651
The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Answer: 7
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 7 works.
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