Year 6 Divisibility Rules Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 6 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 0 (even) and the digit sum is 16 (not a multiple of 3).
- A86,843
- B86,206
- C34,039
- D36,876
Answer: 36,876
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: True
The last three digits make 736, which is divisible by 8.
- A77,046
- B92,404
- C10,898
- D56,241
Answer: 92,404
The last two digits make 4, which is divisible by 4.
Answer: 2
- The digit sum is 9, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 2 works.
Answer: True
The last three digits make 536, which is divisible by 8.
- A33,601
- B27,590
- C31,775
- D82,512
Answer: 82,512
The last three digits make 512, which is divisible by 8.
Answer: 6
- The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 6 works.
Answer: False
The last three digits make 183, which is not divisible by 8.
- A6,330
- B93,993
- C49,084
- D98,178
Answer: 49,084
The last two digits make 84, which is divisible by 4.
Answer: 6
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 6 works.
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