Scribd
Upload
16 views

AMC 8 Key Concepts 1

Uploaded by

cs811201
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
16 views

AMC 8 Key Concepts 1

Uploaded by

cs811201
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 1

AMC 8

Key concepts in Number Theory

1. Divisibility Rules
Understanding divisibility rules for numbers, such as divisibility by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, and 10.

2 All even numbers


3 The sum of all of the digits of that number can be divided by 3.
For example, 123 is divisable by 3, because 1+2+3 = 6, and 6 can be divided by
3.
4 The divisibility rule for 4 is straightforward. A number is divisible by 4 if the
last two digits of the number form a multiple of 4. In other words, if the two-
digit number formed by the last two digits of the original number is divisible
by 4, then the entire number is divisible by 4.

For example, consider the number 732. The last two digits are 32, which is a
multiple of 4. Therefore, 732 is divisible by 4.

Let's take another example: 1,248. The last two digits are 48, and since 48 is
divisible by 4, the entire number 1,248 is also divisible by 4.

This rule is a quick way to check divisibility by 4 without performing the full
division.

5 Ending 5 or 0
6 The divisibility rule for 6 combines the rules for divisibility by both 2
and 3. A number is divisible by 6 if it is divisible by both 2 and 3.
9
The divisibility rule for 9 is based on the sum of the digits of a number. A
number is divisible by 9 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 9. This rule is a
specific case of the more general rule for divisibility by 3.

Here's the rule:

If the sum of the digits of a number is divisible by 9, then the entire number is
divisible by 9.

For example, let's consider the number 891.


The sum of its digits is 8 + 9 + 1 = 18.
Since 18 is divisible by 9, the entire number 891 is divisible by 9.
10 Ending 0

You might also like