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 36, which is divisible by 3.
- A44,463
- B73,932
- C67,216
- D73,259
Answer: 67,216
The last three digits make 216, which is divisible by 8.
Answer: 6
- The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 6 works.
Answer: False
The last three digits make 871, which is not divisible by 8.
- A28,236
- B53,622
- C61,382
- D30,221
Answer: 53,622
The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Answer: 4
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 4 works.
Answer: False
The last three digits make 431, which is not divisible by 8.
- A32,376
- B42,059
- C37,066
- D28,897
Answer: 32,376
The last two digits make 76, which is divisible by 4.
Answer: 6
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 6 works.
Answer: False
It must divide by 2 and by 3: the last digit is 3 (odd) and the digit sum is 25 (not a multiple of 3).
- A27,436
- B7,751
- C64,898
- D93,173
Answer: 27,436
The last two digits make 36, which is divisible by 4.
Answer: 2
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 2 works.
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