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Rules of Divisibility

The document outlines divisibility rules for integers by single-digit numbers from 2 to 12. It provides examples for each rule. The rules are: 1) An integer is divisible by 2 if the last digit is even. 2) An integer is divisible by 3 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 3. 3) An integer is divisible by 4 if the number formed by the last two digits is divisible by 4. 4) An integer is divisible by 6 if it is divisible by both 2 and 3.

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Rules of Divisibility

The document outlines divisibility rules for integers by single-digit numbers from 2 to 12. It provides examples for each rule. The rules are: 1) An integer is divisible by 2 if the last digit is even. 2) An integer is divisible by 3 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 3. 3) An integer is divisible by 4 if the number formed by the last two digits is divisible by 4. 4) An integer is divisible by 6 if it is divisible by both 2 and 3.

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Divisibility Rules

An integer N is evenly divisible by 2 if the last digit is even (0, 2, 4, 6, or 8); Example: 123,456 is divisible by 2, because the last digit, 6, is even. 3 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 3; Example: 123,456 is divisible by 3, because 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 = 21, which is divisible by 3. (21 3 = 7) 4 if the number formed by the two last digits is divisible by 4; Example: 123,456 is divisible by 4, because 56 is divisible by 4. (56 4 = 14) 5 if it ends in 5 or 0; Examples: 123,456 is not divisible by 5, because the last digit, 6, is not 0 or 5. 12,345 is divisible by 5, because the last digit is 5. 6 if it is divisible by both 2 and 3; Example: 123,456 is divisible by 6, since it is divisible by both 2 and 3. (See examples for 2 and 3 above.) 7 if the number formed after the following two steps is divisible by 7: First, remove the last digit, Then, from the number remaining, subtract two times the digit we just removed; See examples on the back of this page. 8 if the number formed by the last three digits is divisible by 8; Example: 123,456 is divisible by 8, because 456 is divisible by 8. (456 8 = 57) 9 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 9; Examples: 123,456 is not divisible by 9, since 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 = 21 is not divisible by 9. 123,453 is divisible by 9, since 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 3 = 18 is divisible by 9. (18 9 = 2) 10 if it ends in 0; Examples: 123,456 is not divisible by 10, since its last digit, 6, is not 0. 123,450 is divisible by 10, since its last digit is 0. 11 for two-digit numbers, if it is double, Examples: 11, 22, 33, 44, 55, 66, 77, 88, and 99 are each divisible by 11. for larger numbers, if the number formed after the following three steps is divisible by 11: find the sum of alternate digits, find the sum of the remaining digits, find the difference of these two sums; See examples on the back of this page. 12 if it is divisible by both 3 and 4. Example: 123,456 is divisible by 12, since it is divisible by both 3 and 4. (See examples for 3 and 4 above.)

Example: 343 is divisible by 7. First start with the number Separate the last digit from the rest of the number Take two times the last digit And subtract that answer from the rest of the number 343 34 3 34 32=6 34 6 = 28

Since this number, 28, is divisible by 7, (28 7 = 4), we know that the original number, 343, is divisible by 7.

Example: 12,334 is divisible by 7. First start with the number 12,334 Separate the last digit from the rest of the number 1233 4 Take two times the last digit 1233 42=8 And subtract that answer from the rest of the number 1233 8 = 1225 Although it turns out that 1,225 is divisible by 7, (1,225 7 = 175), most of us cant do that one in our heads. You can, however, repeat the above steps on this number to see if it is divisible by 7: First start with the number Separate the last digit from the rest of the number Take two times the last digit And subtract that answer from the rest of the number 1,225 122 5 122 5 2 = 10 122 10 = 112

which you may recognize as divisible by 7, since 112 7 = 16. If not: First start with the number Separate the last digit from the rest of the number Take two times the last digit And subtract that answer from the rest of the number 112 11 2 11 22=4 11 4 = 7

which is definitely divisible by 7, so the original number, 123,445 is divisible by 7. Note: This shows that sometimes you may have to repeat the steps to get a small enough number to know if it is divisible. This can also happen with the rules for 3, 9, and 11.

Example: 623,381 is divisible by 11. Take the number 623,381. The alternate digits of 623,381 are 6, 3, and 8, whose sum is 6 + 3 + 8 = 17. The remaining digits are 2, 3, and 1, whose sum is 2 + 3 + 1 = 6. The difference of these two sums is 17 6 = 11, which is divisible by 11, so the original number, 623,381, is divisible by 11.

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