Year 5 Divisibility Rules Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — 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 16, which is not divisible by 3.
- A2,152
- B78,524
- C80,986
- D90,107
Answer: 2,152
The last three digits make 152, which is divisible by 8.
Answer: 6
- The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 6 works.
Answer: True
The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
- A6,104
- B30,129
- C86,353
- D4,519
Answer: 6,104
The last three digits make 104, which is divisible by 8.
Answer: 5
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 5 works.
Answer: False
The last two digits make 99, which is not divisible by 4.
- A13,315
- B48,793
- C81,258
- D14,698
Answer: 81,258
It must divide by 2 and by 3: the last digit is 8 (even) and the digit sum is 24 (a multiple of 3).
Answer: 5
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 5 works.
Answer: True
The last three digits make 480, which is divisible by 8.
- A91,746
- B94,568
- C25,559
- D81,827
Answer: 91,746
It must divide by 2 and by 3: the last digit is 6 (even) and the digit sum is 27 (a multiple of 3).
Answer: 5
- The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 5 works.
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