Year 5 Divisibility Rules Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 5 factors, multiples & primes worksheet.
Year 5 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 last two digits make 34, which is not divisible by 4.
- A56,154
- B35,786
- C20,024
- D94,035
Answer: 20,024
The last two digits make 24, which is divisible by 4.
Answer: 8
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 8 works.
Answer: False
The digit sum is 29, which is not divisible by 9.
- A39,548
- B63,117
- C16,559
- D16,501
Answer: 39,548
The last two digits make 48, which is divisible by 4.
Answer: 3
- The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 3 works.
Answer: True
The digit sum is 30, which is divisible by 3.
- A80,272
- B82,380
- C36,702
- D41,237
Answer: 36,702
The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Answer: 1
- The digit sum is 9, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 1 works.
Answer: False
The last two digits make 54, which is not divisible by 4.
- A86,621
- B3,019
- C46,933
- D66,568
Answer: 66,568
The last two digits make 68, which is divisible by 4.
Answer: 6
- The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 6 works.
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