Year 5 Divisibility Rules Worksheet — Level 3 — 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: True
The last two digits make 28, which is divisible by 4.
- A71,241
- B60,160
- C49,667
- D99,698
Answer: 60,160
The last three digits make 160, which is divisible by 8.
Answer: 6
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 6 works.
Answer: False
The digit sum is 23, which is not divisible by 9.
- A35,591
- B37,143
- C15,857
- D68,928
Answer: 68,928
The last two digits make 28, which is divisible by 4.
Answer: 7
- The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 7 works.
Answer: True
The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
- A49,017
- B33,696
- C64,899
- D17,690
Answer: 33,696
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: 2
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 2 works.
Answer: True
The last three digits make 448, which is divisible by 8.
- A1,022
- B54,839
- C35,692
- D25,500
Answer: 25,500
The digit sum is 12, which is divisible by 3.
Answer: 3
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 3 works.
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