Year 4 Divisibility Rules Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 4 factors, multiples & primes worksheet.
Year 4 Divisibility Rules Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers
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 8 (even) and the digit sum is 38 (not a multiple of 3).
- A20,524
- B69,793
- C29,603
- D70,080
Answer: 70,080
The digit sum is 15, which is divisible by 3.
Answer: 1
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 1 works.
Answer: True
The last three digits make 640, which is divisible by 8.
- A87,299
- B19,114
- C42,276
- D85,618
Answer: 42,276
The last two digits make 76, which is divisible by 4.
Answer: 6
- The digit sum is 36, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 6 works.
Answer: False
The last three digits make 309, which is not divisible by 8.
- A62,704
- B3,071
- C68,748
- D76,228
Answer: 68,748
It must divide by 2 and by 3: the last digit is 8 (even) and the digit sum is 33 (a multiple of 3).
Answer: 1
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 1 works.
Answer: True
The digit sum is 30, which is divisible by 3.
- A50,970
- B72,022
- C86,391
- D76,567
Answer: 50,970
It must divide by 2 and by 3: the last digit is 0 (even) and the digit sum is 21 (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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