Rules of Divisibility

Mrs. Young
EMC 1

I need somebody to raise

their hand and give me
any two digit number I
will then tell you what
numbers this is divisible
by without having do write
anything down!

Objective

To use rules of divisibility for larger

numbers

Definition
Divisibility: the ability to determine
what numbers a larger number is
divisible by evenly.
There are some tricks that we can
use to help us determine what
numbers larger numbers are divisible
by without doing long division.

Rules of Divisibility for

2
A number is divisible by 2 if the
ones digit is even.
Therefore, any number that ends
with 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8 is divisible by
2 evenly.
Examples: 78; 102; 1,046; 6,550

Rules of Divisibility for

3
A number is divisible by 3 if the
sum of the digits is a multiple of
three.
Is 96 divisible by 3?
In order to find out, we must add the
digits 9 + 6

9 + 6 = 15
Is 15 a multiple of 3??? YES, which
means that 96 is divisible by 3.

Rules of Divisibility for

3 continued
How about 108 is this number
divisible by 3???
Add the digits together

1+0+8=9
Is 9 a multiple of 3??? YES, which
means that 108 is divisible by 3!

Rules of Divisibility for

4
A number is divisible by 4 if the
last two digits are divisible by four.
Lets take 124 for example:
The last two digits in 124 are 24

Is 24 divisible by 4? YES, this means

that 124 is divisible by 4!

Rules of Divisibility for

4 continued
How about 1,312 is this number
divisible by 4???
The last two digits in 1,312 are 12
Is 12 divisible by 4??? YES, again,
this means that 1,312 is divisible by
4!

Rules of Divisibility for

5
A number is divisible by 5 if the
ones digit is 0 or 5.
So, any number that ends with a 0 or
a 5 is definitely divisible by 5!
Examples: 10; 95; 115; 690; 4,615

Rules of Divisibility for

6
A number is divisible by 6 if the
sum of the digits is a multiple of
three and even.
Lets look at the number 132
132 is an even number
And, if we add up all of the digits 1 + 3 +
2=6
6 is a multiple of 3, which means that
132 is divisible by 6.

Rules of Divisibility for

6 continued
Lets try 804
804 is an even number
8 + 0 + 4 = 12
12 is a multiple of 3, which means that
804 is divisible by 6.

Rules of Divisibility for

7
A number is divisible by 7 :
1) Take the last digit
2) Double it
3) Then subtract it from the rest of
the number. Is this number a
multiple of 7?

Rules of Divisibility for

7 continued
Example: 203
The last digit of 203 is 3
Double 3, means 3 x 2 = 6
Subtract 6 from 20
20 6 = 14

Is 14 a multiple of 7?? YES, which

means that 203 is divisible by 7.

Rules of Divisibility for

7 continued
Example: 714
Take the last digit 4, and double it.
4x2=8
Subtract 8 from 71
71 8 = 63
Is 63 a multiple of 7?? YES, which
means that 714 is divisible by 7.

Rules of Divisibility for

8
A number is divisible by 8 if the last three
digits are divisible by eight.
Examples:
9,640
640 8 = 80 so the whole number, 9,640,
is divisible by 8
77, 184
184 8 = 23 so 77,184 passes this
divisibility test.

Rules of Divisibility for

8 continued
How about a huge number like:
20,233,322,496
Well, maybe you were wondering if this
divisibility rule was really helpful or not.
Once you get a giant number like
20,233,322,496, you start to realize what
a nice trick this is to have up your sleeve!
All you have to do is divide 496 by 8 to
learn that the entire number is divisible by
8.

Rules of Divisibility for

9
A number is divisible by 9 if the
sum of the digits is divisible by 9.
Example: 702
Add the digits: 7 + 0 + 2 = 9
Is 9 divisible by 9? YES, which means
that 702 is also divisible by 9.

Rules of Divisibility for

9 continued
Example: 3,276
Add the digits: 3 + 2 + 7 + 6 = 18
Is 18 a multiple of 9??? YES, which
means that 3,276 is also divisible by
9.

Turn to your neighbor

when I give you the
signal, and discuss why
you think this skill is
useful.