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Divisibility Rules

The document provides rules for determining if a number is divisible by certain divisors without long division. It outlines rules for divisibility by 2, 4, 8, 3, 9, 6, 12, 5, 10, 25, 7, 11 and describes how to determine divisibility by other numbers using known rules.

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Divisibility Rules

The document provides rules for determining if a number is divisible by certain divisors without long division. It outlines rules for divisibility by 2, 4, 8, 3, 9, 6, 12, 5, 10, 25, 7, 11 and describes how to determine divisibility by other numbers using known rules.

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Divisibility Rules

Simplify your math!


When to Use These Rules
 Divisibility rules are only useful if they
make things easier.
 So if anything in this tutorial is too
complicated to remember or not useful
enough to remember, then FORGET IT!
 Memorize only what is helpful (or
interesting).
 The general purpose is to find factors
without doing any long division.
Rules for 2, 4, and 8
 A number is divisible by 2 if it is even.

 A number is divisible by 4 if its last two digits


form a number divisible by 4.
(because 4 = 22.)

 A number is divisible by 8 if its last three digits


form a number divisible by 8.
(because 8 = 23.)

 Can you guess at the rule for 16? (16 = 24)


Shortcut for 8
 Dividing three digits by 8 is still too much work!
We’re trying to avoid doing any long division at
all. Here’s a shortcut:

 A number is divisible by 8 if the hundred’s place


digit is even and the last two digits form a
number divisible by 8. (e.g. 216, 688)

 OR if the hundred’s place digit is odd and the


last two digits form a number divisible by 4 but
not 8. (examples: 104, 336)
Rules for 3 and 9
 A number is divisible by 3 if the sum of its
digits is divisible by 3. (e.g. 354, 822)

 A number is divisible by 9 if the sum of its


digits is divisible by 9. (e.g. 549, 18036)

 If you sum the digits and you still have a


number that is two digits long, just sum the
digits again.
Rule for 6 and 12
 A number is divisible by 6 if it meets the
rules for both 2 and 3. (because 2 x 3 = 6)

 A number is divisible by 12 if it meets the


rules for both 4 and 3.
(because 4 x 3 = 12)
Rules for 5, 10, and 25
 A number is divisible by 5 if it ends in either 5
or 0.

 A number is divisible by 10 if it ends in 0.


(That’s the same as saying it meets the rules
for both 2 and 5.)

 A number is divisible by 25 if its last two


digits are divisible by 25. (if it ends in
00, 25, 50, or 75)
Rule for 7
 Remove the last digit and double it.
 Subtract that answer from the remaining
digits.
 If the answer is divisible by 7, then so is
the original number.
 Example: 301. Double last digit = 2.
30 – 2 = 28. Since 28 is divisible by 7, so
is 301.
Rule for 11
 Start with the one’s digit. Subtract the
ten’s digit, then add the hundred’s
digit…etc.
 If the final answer is a multiple of 11, then
so is the original number.
 Example: 517. 7 – 1 + 5 = 11. Therefore,
517 is a multiple of 11.
Other Rules
 Every number has a rule, but some are too
complicated to remember, especially if we don’t
use them very often.
 You can sometimes make your own rule out of
other rules you know.
 Example: 3 x 5 = 15. So a number is divisible by
15 if it meets the rules for both 3 and 5.
 Can you make your own rules for 14, 18, and
20?

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