6th Grade Divisibility Rules Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 6th Grade factors, multiples & primes worksheet.
6th 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: False
The digit sum is 31, which is not divisible by 3.
- A52,187
- B78,874
- C34,380
- D55,455
Answer: 34,380
The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Answer: 2
- The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 2 works.
Answer: True
The last two digits make 76, which is divisible by 4.
- A71,984
- B52,047
- C66,800
- D89,296
Answer: 52,047
The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 3.
Answer: 2
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 2 works.
Answer: False
It must divide by 2 and by 3: the last digit is 5 (odd) and the digit sum is 29 (not a multiple of 3).
- A13,116
- B17,658
- C50,429
- D75,769
Answer: 17,658
The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Answer: 6
- The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 6 works.
Answer: False
The last two digits make 49, which is not divisible by 4.
- A26,865
- B93,517
- C93,140
- D59,974
Answer: 26,865
The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Answer: 7
- The digit sum is 18, which is divisible by 9.
Only the digit 7 works.
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