Divisibility Tests

A number is divisible (can be factored into two whole numbers (integers)):

Powers of two

by 2 if it is an even number Example: 173,592 if it ends in an even number if it ends in 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8 if the last digit is divisible by 2 by 4 if the last 2 digits are divisible by 4 Example: 3,520,716 by 8 if the last 3 digits are divisible by 8 Example: 2,739,560 by 2n if the last n digits are divisible by 2n Example: 9,873,248 The last 4 digits divide by 16 16=24

5s and 10s

by 5 if it ends in 0 or 5 Example: 1,928,375 if the last digit is divisible by 5 by 10 if it ends in 0 Example: 98,730,480 if the last 2 digits are divisible by 10 by 100 if it ends in 00 Example: 325,900 if the last 3 digits are divisible by 100 by 10n if it ends in n 0s if the last n digits are divisible by 10n Example: 534,287,000 The last 3 digits divide by 1,000 1,000=103 by 20 if the last 2 digits are 00, 20, 40, 60 or 80 Example: 413,760 if the last 2 digits are divisible by 20 by 25 if the last 2 digits are 00, 25, 50 or 75 Example: 456,975 if the last 2 digits are divisible by 25 by 50 if the last 2 digits are 00 or 50 Example: 673,250 if the last 2 digits are divisible by 50

3s and 9s

by 3 if the sum of the digits is divisible by 3 Example: 310,245,672,918 Shortcut: Cross out all 0s, 3s, 6s and 9s and any combination of digits which adds up to a multiple of 3 If nothing is left by 9 if the sum of the digits is divisible by 9 Example: 10,245,672,918 Shortcut: Cross out all 0s and 9s and any combination of digits which adds up to a multiple of 9 If nothing is left

Combinations

by 6 if it divides by 2 and 3 Example: 4,503,912 by 12 if divides by 4 and 3 Example: 309,612 by 15 if it divides by 5 and 3 Example: 12,045 by 18 if it divides by 2 and 9 Example: 630,972 by 24 if it divides by 3 and 8 Example: 2,019,276,024 by 30 if it divides by 10 and 3 Example: 190,620 by 40 if it divides by 5 and 8 Example: 63,951,480 by 45 if it divides by 5 and 9 Example: 720,945 by 48 if it divides by 3 and 16 Example: 81,696 by 60 if it divides by 5, 4 and 3 Example: 13,821,780
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