Year 5 Divisibility Rules Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — 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: False
The digit sum is 23, which is not divisible by 9.
- A80,842
- B11,077
- C62,651
- D18,795
Answer: 18,795
The digit sum is 30, which is divisible by 3.
Answer: 3
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 3 works.
Answer: False
The digit sum is 32, which is not divisible by 9.
- A23,373
- B53,598
- C32,049
- D36,059
Answer: 53,598
It must divide by 2 and by 3: the last digit is 8 (even) and the digit sum is 30 (a multiple of 3).
Answer: 4
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 4 works.
Answer: True
The last three digits make 536, which is divisible by 8.
- A84,677
- B37,493
- C45,764
- D56,667
Answer: 56,667
The digit sum is 30, which is divisible by 3.
Answer: 3
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 3 works.
Answer: False
The digit sum is 19, which is not divisible by 3.
- A28,065
- B83,274
- C33,585
- D91,779
Answer: 83,274
It must divide by 2 and by 3: the last digit is 4 (even) and the digit sum is 24 (a multiple of 3).
Answer: 8
- The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 8 works.
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