Divisibility Rules
Divisibility Rules
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Vocabulary Bank
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Divisibility rule for 5
A number is divisible
by 5 if its last digit is 5
or 0.
Take a look at the numbers on
the board. Which numbers
are divisible by 5?
143865 6845
1583
9316 34960
Divisibility rule for 10
A number is divisible
by 10 if its last digit is
0.
Take a look at the numbers on
the board. Which numbers
are divisible by 10?
108580 16458
37900
58341 12190
Unit 1, Lesson 4
Divisibility by 3, 6, and 9
Divisibility rule for 3
A number is divisible by 3
if the sum of its digits
can be divided by 3 without
any remainder.
Divisibility rule for 3
STEP 1: Get the STEP 2: Divide the
sum of the digits sum of the digits by
for 3258 3 without any
remainder
3+2+5+8 = 18 18÷3 = 6
Divisibility rule for 6
A number is divisible by 6
if it is divisible by 2 and 3.
Divisibility rule for 6
STEP 1: Determine if STEP 2:
the number is even or Determine if the
odd. No ODD number number is divisible
is divisible by 6.
by 3.
2544 is an even
number. 2+5+4+4 = 15
Divisibility rule for 9
A number is divisible by 9
if the sum of its digits
can be divided by 9 without
any remainder.
Divisibility rule for 9
STEP 1: Get the STEP 2: Divide
sum of the digits the sum of the
for 1899 digits by 9
27÷9 = 3
1+8+9+9 = 27
Unit 1, Lesson 5
Divisibility by 4, 8, 12, and 11
Divisibility rule for 4
A number is divisible by 4
if the number formed by
the last two digits is
divisible by 4.
Divisibility rule for 4
Is the number 16440 divisible by 4?
16440
40 ÷ 4 = 10
Yes, 16440 is divisible by 4
Divisibility rule for 8
A number is divisible
by 8 if the number
formed by the last 3
digits is divisible by 8.
Divisibility rule for 8
Is the number 56328 divisible by 8?
56328
328 ÷ 8 = 41
Yes, 56328 is divisible by 8
Divisibility rule for 12
A number is divisible
by 12 if it is divisible
by both 3 and 4.
Divisibility rule for 12
Is the number 540864 divisible by 12?
5 + 4 + 0 + 8 + 6 + 4 = 27
27 ÷ 3 = 9
540864 is divisible by 3
Divisibility rule for 12
Is the number 540864 divisible by 12?
540864
64 ÷ 4 = 16
540864 is divisible by 4
Divisibility rule for 12
Is the number 540864 divisible by 12?
540864 is divisible by 3
540864 is divisible by 4
YES, 540864 is divisible by 12
Divisibility rule for 11
A number is divisible by 11 if the
difference between the sum of the
odd-positioned digits and the sum of
the
even-positioned digits is divisible by 11.
Divisibility rule for 11
Is the number 43109 divisible by 11?
4 3 1 0 9
odd-positioned digits
4+1+9=
14
Divisibility rule for 11
Is the number 43109 divisible by 11?
4 3 1 0 9
even-positioned digits
3+0=3
Divisibility rule for 11
Is the number 43109 divisible by 11?
Sum of odd __ Sum of even
positioned digits positioned digits
14 - 3 = 11
11 ÷ 11 = 1
YES, 43109 is divisible by 11
Application
Divisibility by 2, 5 and 10;
Divisibility by 3, 6 ,and 9; and
Divisibility by 4, 8, 12, and 11
Put a check in the
box if the number
on the left is
divisible by the
number on top of
the column.
Otherwise, leave it
blank.
MATH TALE! Today, Kian is assigned to restack
the eggs. He needs to put the eggs in trays
such that there will be an equal number of
eggs for each tray, and there will be no
eggs left unstacked. If there are 4,500 eggs
he needs to restack, determine the number
of trays he'll need if he will put:
A number is
A number is A number is
divisible by 2 if
divisible by 5 if its divisible by 10 if
its last digit is
last digit is its last digit is
0, 2, 4, 6, or 8.
5 or 0. 0.
Divisibility rule for 3, 6, and 9
A number is To be divisible by
A number is
divisible by 6 if it is 9, the sum of
divisible by 3 if
an even number the digits of a
the sum of its
and the sum of its number should
digits is divisible
digits is divisible by be multiples of
by 3.
3. 9.
Divisibility rule for 4 and 8
A number is A number is
divisible by 4 if the divisible by 8 if the
number formed by number formed by
the last two digits the last 3 digits is
is divisible by 4 divisible by 8.
Divisibility rule for 11 and 12
A number is divisible by 11 if
the difference between the A number is
sum of the divisible by 12 if it
odd-positioned digits and the
is divisible by both
sum of the
even-positioned digits is 3 and 4.
divisible by 11.
Did you know that the
divisibility rule for 7 is so
complicated? It would be
faster to divide the
number by 7.
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