Year 4 Divisibility Rules Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 4 factors, multiples & primes worksheet.
Year 4 Divisibility Rules Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — 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
The digit sum is 28, which is not divisible by 3.
- A64,242
- B40,040
- C93,774
- D34,437
Answer: 64,242
The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Answer: 5
- The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 5 works.
Answer: False
The digit sum is 25, which is not divisible by 9.
- A23,063
- B93,971
- C18,363
- D90,870
Answer: 90,870
It must divide by 2 and by 3: the last digit is 0 (even) and the digit sum is 24 (a multiple of 3).
Answer: 8
- The digit sum is 36, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 8 works.
Answer: True
The last three digits make 600, which is divisible by 8.
- A38,383
- B79,423
- C2,040
- D99,941
Answer: 2,040
The digit sum is 6, which is divisible by 3.
Answer: 4
- The digit sum is 9, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 4 works.
Answer: True
The last two digits make 56, which is divisible by 4.
- A49,507
- B84,464
- C54,867
- D97,254
Answer: 97,254
It must divide by 2 and by 3: the last digit is 4 (even) and the digit sum is 27 (a multiple of 3).
Answer: 8
- The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 8 works.
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