Ways To Check For Divisibility
Ways To Check For Divisibility
Dividing By 1
All numbers are divisible by 1
578
398
48
1903
490
Dividing by 2
All even numbers are divisible by 2
Even numbers are numbers that end
with either 2, 4, 6, 8, or 0
458
1279
759
555
1050
Dividing by 3
Add up the digits of the number
If that number is divisible by 3, then the
original number is
If your sum is still a big number, continue
to add the digits
Dividing by 3
For example, take the number 7 3 8
Add up the digits of the number
7 + 3 + 8 =
18
1+8=9
Is 9 divisible by 3?
639
56
86
360
468
Dividing by 4
If the last 2 digits together are divisible by 4
584
261
56
920
767
Dividing by 5
If the number ends in 5 or 0
554
6890
345
902
845
Dividing by 6
If the number is divisible by 2, and . . .
If the number is divisible by 3
897
258
630
345
84
Dividing by 7
Double the last digit, then subtract result
from the rest of the digits Repeat for
larger numbers until result is a 2-digit
number 2-digit # divisible by 7
357: double 7 = 14 subtract 14 from 35 =
21 21 = 3 x 7
578
398
48
1903
490
Dividing by 8
If the last three digits are divisible by 8
If the number is divisible by 2,
then by 2 again, and then by 2 again
568
396
48
1903
490
Dividing by 9
Similar to dividing by 3
Add up digits
If that number is divisible by 9 then your
number is divisible by 9
Dividing by 9
For example, take the number
924,561
9 + 2 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 =
27
2+7=9
Is 9 divisible by 9?
578
398
48
1903
490
Dividing by 10
If the number ends with a 0
578
398
48
1903
490
Dividing by 11
578
398
48
1903
490
REVIEW
Divisible by 1
Divisible by 2
Divisible by 3
Divisible by 4
Divisible by 5
Divisible by 6
Divisible by 6
Divisible by 8
Divisible by 9
Divisible by 10
Divisible by 11
Assignment
Tell what each number is divisible by, either 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, or 11
1)
186
6) 952
11) 3870
2)
85
7) 3650
12) 7896
3)
69
8) 2738
13) 69095
4)
298
9) 1132
14) 4892
5)
747
10) 5084
15) 3487