Year 5 Divisibility Rules Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 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 36, which is divisible by 4.
- A54,428
- B85,692
- C42,718
- D97,349
Answer: 85,692
The digit sum is 30, which is divisible by 3.
Answer: 3
- The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 3 works.
Answer: False
The digit sum is 17, which is not divisible by 3.
- A21,843
- B6,671
- C63,248
- D75,293
Answer: 21,843
The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 3.
Answer: 1
- The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 1 works.
Answer: False
The last three digits make 826, which is not divisible by 8.
- A41,724
- B35,723
- C43,102
- D9,857
Answer: 41,724
The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 3.
Answer: 4
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 4 works.
Answer: True
The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
- A75,750
- B81,008
- C7,809
- D33,777
Answer: 81,008
The last three digits make 8, which is divisible by 8.
Answer: 6
- The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 6 works.
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