Year 5 Divisibility Rules Worksheet — Level 2 — 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: False
It must divide by 2 and by 3: the last digit is 9 (odd) and the digit sum is 32 (not a multiple of 3).
Answer: False
The digit sum is 19, which is not divisible by 3.
Answer: False
The digit sum is 14, which is not divisible by 9.
- A1,856
- B6,422
- C9,915
- D3,762
Answer: 1,856
The last two digits make 56, which is divisible by 4.
Answer: False
The digit sum is 24, which is not divisible by 9.
Answer: True
It must divide by 2 and by 3: the last digit is 2 (even) and the digit sum is 9 (a multiple of 3).
Answer: False
The digit sum is 17, which is not divisible by 9.
- A7,485
- B6,804
- C1,534
- D3,127
Answer: 6,804
The last two digits make 4, which is divisible by 4.
Answer: True
The last two digits make 32, which is divisible by 4.
Answer: False
It must divide by 2 and by 3: the last digit is 7 (odd) and the digit sum is 23 (not a multiple of 3).
Answer: True
The last two digits make 20, which is divisible by 4.
- A5,583
- B9,400
- C8,551
- D8,589
Answer: 9,400
The last digit is 0, which is even.
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