6th Grade Divisibility Rules Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 6th Grade 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 2 (even) and the digit sum is 26 (not a multiple of 3).
- A10,817
- B8,880
- C51,299
- D12,740
Answer: 8,880
The digit sum is 24, which is divisible by 3.
Answer: 3
- The digit sum is 9, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 3 works.
Answer: True
It must divide by 2 and by 3: the last digit is 0 (even) and the digit sum is 21 (a multiple of 3).
- A74,397
- B49,552
- C78,764
- D92,460
Answer: 49,552
The last three digits make 552, which is divisible by 8.
Answer: 3
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 3 works.
Answer: False
The digit sum is 30, which is not divisible by 9.
- A56,253
- B42,787
- C62,805
- D89,556
Answer: 89,556
The last two digits make 56, which is divisible by 4.
Answer: 3
- The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 3 works.
Answer: False
The digit sum is 31, which is not divisible by 3.
- A74,837
- B15,436
- C97,085
- D24,363
Answer: 24,363
The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Answer: 5
- The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 5 works.
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