6th Grade Divisibility Rules Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 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 17 (not a multiple of 3).
- A48,795
- B2,885
- C92,596
- D6,392
Answer: 6,392
The last three digits make 392, which is divisible by 8.
Answer: 1
- The digit sum is 9, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 1 works.
Answer: False
The digit sum is 28, which is not divisible by 3.
- A89,654
- B61,400
- C15,516
- D14,878
Answer: 15,516
It must divide by 2 and by 3: the last digit is 6 (even) and the digit sum is 18 (a multiple of 3).
Answer: 5
- The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 5 works.
Answer: False
The digit sum is 20, which is not divisible by 9.
- A95,237
- B34,560
- C73,423
- D64,686
Answer: 34,560
The last two digits make 60, which is divisible by 4.
Answer: 1
- The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 1 works.
Answer: True
The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
- A26,491
- B48,698
- C28,630
- D78,924
Answer: 78,924
The last two digits make 24, which is divisible by 4.
Answer: 4
- The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 4 works.
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