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Easy Tests For Divisibility
1 - Every number is divisible by 1, and that number divisible by 1 is equal to that number.
2 - Every even number is divisible by 2. This is the definition of even.
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3 - If the digits add up to a number that is divisible by 3, then the number is divisible by 3. This is because = 0.33333333
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recurring, so there is only 1 recurring string of length 1. e.g. 27 is divisible by 3 because 2+7=9 is, but 28 is not divisible by 3
because 2+8=10 is not.
4 - A number is divisible by 4 if the last two digits are divisible by 4. 324 is divisible 4 because 24 is, but 374 is not divisible by 4
because 74 is not.
5 - A number is divisible by 5 is the last digit is 0 or 5.
6 - A number is divisible by 6 if it is even and the digits add up to a number that is divisible by 3.
7 - There is no simple test for divisibility by 7.
8 - A number is divisible by 8 if the last three digits are. e.g. 789736 is divisible by 8 because 736 is but -0690652 is not
divisible by 8 because 652 is not.
9 - If the digits add up to a number that is divisible by 9, then the number is divisible by 9. This is because
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= 0.9999999999999 recurring, so there is only 1 recurring string of length 1. e.g. 27 is divisible by 9 because 2+7=9 is, but
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28 is not divisible by 9 because 2+8=10 is not.
10 - A number is divisible by 10 if the last digit is 0.
11 - A number is divisible by 11 if you add and take away consecutive digits in turn to get a number that is divisible by 11. e.g.
209 is divisible by 11 because 2-0+9=11 which is divisible by 11.
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