Year 6 Divisibility Rules Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — 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 7 (odd) and the digit sum is 30 (a multiple of 3).
- A21,032
- B90,497
- C81,182
- D12,963
Answer: 12,963
The digit sum is 21, which is divisible by 3.
Answer: 5
- The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 5 works.
Answer: True
The last two digits make 48, which is divisible by 4.
- A95,733
- B12,310
- C94,219
- D11,391
Answer: 95,733
The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Answer: 6
- The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 6 works.
Answer: False
The last three digits make 124, which is not divisible by 8.
- A65,316
- B26,928
- C14,781
- D29,815
Answer: 26,928
The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Answer: 8
- The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 8 works.
Answer: False
It must divide by 2 and by 3: the last digit is 5 (odd) and the digit sum is 17 (not a multiple of 3).
- A63,882
- B12,481
- C47,148
- D44,657
Answer: 63,882
The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Answer: 3
- The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 3 works.
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