Year 5 Divisibility Rules Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 5 factors, multiples & primes worksheet.
Year 5 Divisibility Rules Worksheet — Level 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 digit is 9, which is odd.
Answer: True
The digit sum is 24, which is divisible by 3.
Answer: True
The digit sum is 9, which is divisible by 3.
- A5,627
- B8,869
- C9,696
- D7,270
Answer: 9,696
The digit sum is 30, which is divisible by 3.
Answer: False
The digit sum is 24, which is not divisible by 9.
Answer: False
The digit sum is 16, which is not divisible by 9.
Answer: True
The last digit is 0; it is 0 or 5.
- A3,963
- B8,083
- C3,473
- D6,162
Answer: 6,162
The last digit is 2, which is even.
Answer: True
The last digit is 0; it is 0.
Answer: False
The last digit is 2; it is not 0.
Answer: True
The last digit is 2, which is even.
- A6,685
- B1,140
- C3,069
- D3,986
Answer: 1,140
It must divide by 2 and by 3: the last digit is 0 (even) and the digit sum is 6 (a multiple of 3).
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