Divisibility



We say a number, or dividend, is divisible by another number, or divisor,when that number divides into it without anything left over. Below are some rules that help us check the divisiblity of a number without having to long divide it.

__ **Divisibility Rules** __ 1-Will work for anything. 2-The number is even, ends in 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8. 3-Add all the individual digits of the number, the sum should be a multiple of 3. [|Click here for more help.] 4-The number is even, and the last two digits are divisible by four. 5-The number ends in a 5 or a 0. 6-The number is divisible by both 2 and 3. 7-This one is complicated. [|Go to this site for help.] 8-The number is even, and the last 3 digits are divisible by 8. 9-Add all the individual digits of the number, the sum should be a multiple of 9. [|Click here for more help.] 10-The number ends in a 0.

[|divisibility rules games]

Back Home