5th Grade Divisibility Rules Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 5th Grade factors, multiples & primes worksheet.
5th Grade Divisibility Rules Worksheet — Level 3 — 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: True
The last two digits make 32, which is divisible by 4.
- A40,312
- B53,502
- C32,203
- D48,524
Answer: 53,502
It must divide by 2 and by 3: the last digit is 2 (even) and the digit sum is 15 (a multiple of 3).
Answer: 6
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 6 works.
Answer: True
The last two digits make 68, which is divisible by 4.
- A54,331
- B36,072
- C6,802
- D38,246
Answer: 36,072
The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Answer: 6
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 6 works.
Answer: True
It must divide by 2 and by 3: the last digit is 2 (even) and the digit sum is 12 (a multiple of 3).
- A51,134
- B14,657
- C94,344
- D56,466
Answer: 56,466
The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Answer: 6
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 6 works.
Answer: False
The last three digits make 354, which is not divisible by 8.
- A32,252
- B9,495
- C13,100
- D20,045
Answer: 9,495
The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Answer: 6
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 6 works.
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