5th Grade Divisibility Rules Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 5th Grade factors, multiples & primes worksheet.
5th Grade Divisibility Rules Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — 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 digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 3.
- A98,838
- B57,395
- C99,883
- D10,970
Answer: 98,838
The digit sum is 36, which is divisible by 3.
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 1 (odd) and the digit sum is 14 (not a multiple of 3).
- A22,202
- B16,735
- C6,453
- D3,068
Answer: 6,453
The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Answer: 7
- The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 7 works.
Answer: True
It must divide by 2 and by 3: the last digit is 2 (even) and the digit sum is 24 (a multiple of 3).
- A27,320
- B59,980
- C92,538
- D41,106
Answer: 27,320
The last three digits make 320, which is divisible by 8.
Answer: 1
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 1 works.
Answer: False
The last three digits make 299, which is not divisible by 8.
- A39,961
- B21,795
- C46,669
- D90,076
Answer: 90,076
The last two digits make 76, which is divisible by 4.
Answer: 5
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 5 works.
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