Year 6 Divisibility Rules Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — 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: True
The digit sum is 33, which is divisible by 3.
- A89,407
- B80,274
- C82,391
- D84,293
Answer: 80,274
It must divide by 2 and by 3: the last digit is 4 (even) and the digit sum is 21 (a multiple of 3).
Answer: 1
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 1 works.
Answer: True
The last two digits make 0, which is divisible by 4.
- A63,120
- B41,589
- C60,719
- D80,203
Answer: 63,120
The last three digits make 120, which is divisible by 8.
Answer: 8
- The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 8 works.
Answer: True
The last three digits make 128, which is divisible by 8.
- A87,644
- B57,825
- C80,438
- D70,821
Answer: 87,644
The last two digits make 44, which is divisible by 4.
Answer: 3
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 3 works.
Answer: False
It must divide by 2 and by 3: the last digit is 4 (even) and the digit sum is 11 (not a multiple of 3).
- A34,589
- B45,779
- C69,888
- D21,497
Answer: 69,888
The last three digits make 888, which is divisible by 8.
Answer: 8
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 8 works.
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