Year 5 Divisibility Rules Worksheet — Level 3 — 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: False
The last three digits make 722, which is not divisible by 8.
- A17,340
- B63,944
- C65,631
- D31,699
Answer: 17,340
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: 7
- The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 7 works.
Answer: True
The last two digits make 24, which is divisible by 4.
- A41,147
- B42,464
- C37,128
- D70,336
Answer: 37,128
The digit sum is 21, which is divisible by 3.
Answer: 2
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 2 works.
Answer: True
It must divide by 2 and by 3: the last digit is 2 (even) and the digit sum is 6 (a multiple of 3).
- A37,551
- B62,256
- C7,281
- D46,424
Answer: 7,281
The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Answer: 3
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 3 works.
Answer: True
The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 3.
- A47,790
- B11,496
- C47,081
- D74,403
Answer: 11,496
The last three digits make 496, which is divisible by 8.
Answer: 7
- The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 7 works.
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