We start out with a simple mathematics procedure that is often used in real live.

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We start out with a simple mathematics procedure that is often used in real live. It’s called the digit sum.

Some Facts About Divisibility

We start out with a simple mathematics procedure that is often used in real live. It’s called the digit sum. Just as its name suggests, we sum all the digits in a number.

Some Facts About Divisibility

We start out with a simple mathematics procedure that is often used in real live. It’s called the digit sum. Just as its name suggests, we sum all the digits in a number. The digit sum of 12 is 1 + 2 = 3,

Some Facts About Divisibility

We start out with a simple mathematics procedure that is often used in real live. It’s called the digit sum. Just as its name suggests, we sum all the digits in a number. The digit sum of 12 is 1 + 2 = 3, is the same as the digit sum of 21, 111, or 11100.

Some Facts About Divisibility

We start out with a simple mathematics procedure that is often used in real live. It’s called the digit sum. Just as its name suggests, we sum all the digits in a number. The digit sum of 12 is 1 + 2 = 3, is the same as the digit sum of 21, 111, or 11100. To find the digit sum of

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7 8 9 1 8 2 7 3

We start out with a simple mathematics procedure that is often used in real live. It’s called the digit sum. Just as its name suggests, we sum all the digits in a number. The digit sum of 12 is 1 + 2 = 3, is the same as the digit sum of 21, 111, or 11100. To find the digit sum of

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add 7 8 9 1 8 2 7 3 15

We start out with a simple mathematics procedure that is often used in real live. It’s called the digit sum. Just as its name suggests, we sum all the digits in a number. The digit sum of 12 is 1 + 2 = 3, is the same as the digit sum of 21, 111, or 11100. To find the digit sum of

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add 7 8 9 1 8 2 7 3 15 30

We start out with a simple mathematics procedure that is often used in real live. It’s called the digit sum. Just as its name suggests, we sum all the digits in a number. The digit sum of 12 is 1 + 2 = 3, is the same as the digit sum of 21, 111, or 11100. To find the digit sum of

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add 7 8 9 1 8 2 7 3 15 30

add

45

We start out with a simple mathematics procedure that is often used in real live. It’s called the digit sum. Just as its name suggests, we sum all the digits in a number. The digit sum of 12 is 1 + 2 = 3, is the same as the digit sum of 21, 111, or 11100. To find the digit sum of

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add 7 8 9 1 8 2 7 3 15 30

add

45

Hence the digit sum of 78999111 is 45.

We start out with a simple mathematics procedure that is often used in real live. It’s called the digit sum. Just as its name suggests, we sum all the digits in a number. The digit sum of 12 is 1 + 2 = 3, is the same as the digit sum of 21, 111, or 11100. To find the digit sum of

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add 7 8 9 1 8 2 7 3 15 30

add

45

Hence the digit sum of 78999111 is 45. If we keep adding the digits, the sums eventually become a single digit sum – the digit root.

9

We start out with a simple mathematics procedure that is often used in real live. It’s called the digit sum. Just as its name suggests, we sum all the digits in a number. The digit sum of 12 is 1 + 2 = 3, is the same as the digit sum of 21, 111, or 11100. To find the digit sum of

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add 7 8 9 1 8 2 7 3 15 30

add

45

Hence the digit sum of 78999111 is 45. If we keep adding the digits, the sums eventually become a single digit sum – the digit root. The digit root of 78198273 is 9.

9

A bag contains 384 pieces of chocolate, can they be evenly divided by 12 kids?

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A bag contains 384 pieces of chocolate, can they be evenly divided by 12 kids? In mathematics, we ask “is 384 divisible by 12?” for short.

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A bag contains 384 pieces of chocolate, can they be evenly divided by 12 kids? In mathematics, we ask “is 384 divisible by 12?” for short. How about 2,349,876,543,214 pieces of chocolate with 18 kids?

Some Facts About Divisibility

A bag contains 384 pieces of chocolate, can they be evenly divided by 12 kids? In mathematics, we ask “is 384 divisible by 12?” for short. How about 2,349,876,543,214 pieces of chocolate with 18 kids? Is 2,349,876,543,214 divisible by 18?

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One simple application of the digit sum is to check if a number may be divided completely by numbers such as 9, 12, or 18.

A bag contains 384 pieces of chocolate, can they be evenly divided by 12 kids? In mathematics, we ask “is 384 divisible by 12?” for short. How about 2,349,876,543,214 pieces of chocolate with 18 kids? Is 2,349,876,543,214 divisible by 18?

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One simple application of the digit sum is to check if a number may be divided completely by numbers such as 9, 12, or 18. I. The Digit Sum Test for Divisibility by 3 and 9.

A bag contains 384 pieces of chocolate, can they be evenly divided by 12 kids? In mathematics, we ask “is 384 divisible by 12?” for short. How about 2,349,876,543,214 pieces of chocolate with 18 kids? Is 2,349,876,543,214 divisible by 18?

Some Facts About Divisibility

One simple application of the digit sum is to check if a number may be divided completely by numbers such as 9, 12, or 18. I. The Digit Sum Test for Divisibility by 3 and 9.

A bag contains 384 pieces of chocolate, can they be evenly divided by 12 kids? In mathematics, we ask “is 384 divisible by 12?” for short. How about 2,349,876,543,214 pieces of chocolate with 18 kids? Is 2,349,876,543,214 divisible by 18?

If the digit sum or digit root of a number may be divided by 3 (or 9) then the number itself maybe divided by 3 (or 9).

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One simple application of the digit sum is to check if a number may be divided completely by numbers such as 9, 12, or 18. I. The Digit Sum Test for Divisibility by 3 and 9.

A bag contains 384 pieces of chocolate, can they be evenly divided by 12 kids? In mathematics, we ask “is 384 divisible by 12?” for short. How about 2,349,876,543,214 pieces of chocolate with 18 kids? Is 2,349,876,543,214 divisible by 18?

If the digit sum or digit root of a number may be divided by 3 (or 9) then the number itself maybe divided by 3 (or 9).For example 12, 111, 101010 and 300100200111 all havedigit sums that may be divided by 3,

Some Facts About Divisibility

One simple application of the digit sum is to check if a number may be divided completely by numbers such as 9, 12, or 18. I. The Digit Sum Test for Divisibility by 3 and 9.

A bag contains 384 pieces of chocolate, can they be evenly divided by 12 kids? In mathematics, we ask “is 384 divisible by 12?” for short. How about 2,349,876,543,214 pieces of chocolate with 18 kids? Is 2,349,876,543,214 divisible by 18?

If the digit sum or digit root of a number may be divided by 3 (or 9) then the number itself maybe divided by 3 (or 9).For example 12, 111, 101010 and 300100200111 all havedigit sums that may be divided by 3, therefore all of them may be divided by 3 evenly.

Some Facts About Divisibility

One simple application of the digit sum is to check if a number may be divided completely by numbers such as 9, 12, or 18. I. The Digit Sum Test for Divisibility by 3 and 9.

A bag contains 384 pieces of chocolate, can they be evenly divided by 12 kids? In mathematics, we ask “is 384 divisible by 12?” for short. How about 2,349,876,543,214 pieces of chocolate with 18 kids? Is 2,349,876,543,214 divisible by 18?

If the digit sum or digit root of a number may be divided by 3 (or 9) then the number itself maybe divided by 3 (or 9).For example 12, 111, 101010 and 300100200111 all havedigit sums that may be divided by 3, therefore all of them may be divided by 3 evenly. However only 3001002000111, whose digit sum is 9,

Some Facts About Divisibility

One simple application of the digit sum is to check if a number may be divided completely by numbers such as 9, 12, or 18. I. The Digit Sum Test for Divisibility by 3 and 9.

A bag contains 384 pieces of chocolate, can they be evenly divided by 12 kids? In mathematics, we ask “is 384 divisible by 12?” for short. How about 2,349,876,543,214 pieces of chocolate with 18 kids? Is 2,349,876,543,214 divisible by 18?

If the digit sum or digit root of a number may be divided by 3 (or 9) then the number itself maybe divided by 3 (or 9).For example 12, 111, 101010 and 300100200111 all havedigit sums that may be divided by 3, therefore all of them may be divided by 3 evenly. However only 3001002000111, whose digit sum is 9, may be divided evenly by 9.

Some Facts About Divisibility

One simple application of the digit sum is to check if a number may be divided completely by numbers such as 9, 12, or 18. I. The Digit Sum Test for Divisibility by 3 and 9.

A bag contains 384 pieces of chocolate, can they be evenly divided by 12 kids? In mathematics, we ask “is 384 divisible by 12?” for short. How about 2,349,876,543,214 pieces of chocolate with 18 kids? Is 2,349,876,543,214 divisible by 18?

If the digit sum or digit root of a number may be divided by 3 (or 9) then the number itself maybe divided by 3 (or 9).For example 12, 111, 101010 and 300100200111 all havedigit sums that may be divided by 3, therefore all of them may be divided by 3 evenly. However only 3001002000111, whose digit sum is 9, may be divided evenly by 9. Example A. Identify which of the following numbers are divisible by 3 and which of those are divisible by 9 by inspection.a. 2345 b. 356004 c. 6312 d. 870480

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We refer the above digit–sum check for 3 and 9 as test I.

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We refer the above digit–sum check for 3 and 9 as test I.We continue with test II and III.

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II. The Test for Divisibility by 2, 4, and 8

We refer the above digit–sum check for 3 and 9 as test I.We continue with test II and III.

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II. The Test for Divisibility by 2, 4, and 8 A number is divisible by 2 if its last digit is even.

We refer the above digit–sum check for 3 and 9 as test I.We continue with test II and III.

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II. The Test for Divisibility by 2, 4, and 8 A number is divisible by 2 if its last digit is even.

We refer the above digit–sum check for 3 and 9 as test I.

A number is divisible by 4 if its last 2 digits are divisible by 4 – you may ignore all the digits in front of them.

We continue with test II and III.

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II. The Test for Divisibility by 2, 4, and 8 A number is divisible by 2 if its last digit is even.

We refer the above digit–sum check for 3 and 9 as test I.

Hence ****32 is divisible by 4

A number is divisible by 4 if its last 2 digits are divisible by 4 – you may ignore all the digits in front of them.

We continue with test II and III.

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II. The Test for Divisibility by 2, 4, and 8 A number is divisible by 2 if its last digit is even.

We refer the above digit–sum check for 3 and 9 as test I.

Hence ****32 is divisible by 4 but ****42 is not.

A number is divisible by 4 if its last 2 digits are divisible by 4 – you may ignore all the digits in front of them.

We continue with test II and III.

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II. The Test for Divisibility by 2, 4, and 8 A number is divisible by 2 if its last digit is even.

We refer the above digit–sum check for 3 and 9 as test I.

Hence ****32 is divisible by 4 but ****42 is not.A number is divisible by 8 if its last 3 digits are divisible by 8.

A number is divisible by 4 if its last 2 digits are divisible by 4 – you may ignore all the digits in front of them.

We continue with test II and III.

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II. The Test for Divisibility by 2, 4, and 8 A number is divisible by 2 if its last digit is even.

We refer the above digit–sum check for 3 and 9 as test I.

Hence ****32 is divisible by 4 but ****42 is not.A number is divisible by 8 if its last 3 digits are divisible by 8.Hence ****880 is divisible by 8,

A number is divisible by 4 if its last 2 digits are divisible by 4 – you may ignore all the digits in front of them.

We continue with test II and III.

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II. The Test for Divisibility by 2, 4, and 8 A number is divisible by 2 if its last digit is even.

We refer the above digit–sum check for 3 and 9 as test I.

Hence ****32 is divisible by 4 but ****42 is not.A number is divisible by 8 if its last 3 digits are divisible by 8.Hence ****880 is divisible by 8, but ****820 is not.

A number is divisible by 4 if its last 2 digits are divisible by 4 – you may ignore all the digits in front of them.

We continue with test II and III.

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II. The Test for Divisibility by 2, 4, and 8 A number is divisible by 2 if its last digit is even.

We refer the above digit–sum check for 3 and 9 as test I.

Hence ****32 is divisible by 4 but ****42 is not.A number is divisible by 8 if its last 3 digits are divisible by 8.Hence ****880 is divisible by 8, but ****820 is not.

A number is divisible by 4 if its last 2 digits are divisible by 4 – you may ignore all the digits in front of them.

III. The Test for Divisibility by 5

We continue with test II and III.

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II. The Test for Divisibility by 2, 4, and 8 A number is divisible by 2 if its last digit is even.

We refer the above digit–sum check for 3 and 9 as test I.

Hence ****32 is divisible by 4 but ****42 is not.A number is divisible by 8 if its last 3 digits are divisible by 8.Hence ****880 is divisible by 8, but ****820 is not.

A number is divisible by 4 if its last 2 digits are divisible by 4 – you may ignore all the digits in front of them.

III. The Test for Divisibility by 5.A number is divisible by 5 if its last digit is 5.

We continue with test II and III.

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II. The Test for Divisibility by 2, 4, and 8 A number is divisible by 2 if its last digit is even.

We refer the above digit–sum check for 3 and 9 as test I.

Hence ****32 is divisible by 4 but ****42 is not.A number is divisible by 8 if its last 3 digits are divisible by 8.Hence ****880 is divisible by 8, but ****820 is not.

A number is divisible by 4 if its last 2 digits are divisible by 4 – you may ignore all the digits in front of them.

III. The Test for Divisibility by 5.A number is divisible by 5 if its last digit is 5.From the above checks, we get the following checks for important numbers such as 6, 12, 15, 18, 36, etc.

We continue with test II and III.

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II. The Test for Divisibility by 2, 4, and 8 A number is divisible by 2 if its last digit is even.

We refer the above digit–sum check for 3 and 9 as test I.

Hence ****32 is divisible by 4 but ****42 is not.A number is divisible by 8 if its last 3 digits are divisible by 8.Hence ****880 is divisible by 8, but ****820 is not.

A number is divisible by 4 if its last 2 digits are divisible by 4 – you may ignore all the digits in front of them.

III. The Test for Divisibility by 5.A number is divisible by 5 if its last digit is 5.From the above checks, we get the following checks for important numbers such as 6, 12, 15, 18, 36, etc.The idea is to do multiple checks on any given number.

We continue with test II and III.

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The Multiple Checks Principle. Some Facts About Divisibility

The Multiple Checks Principle. If a number passes two different tests I, II, or III, then it’s divisible by the product of the numbers tested.

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The Multiple Checks Principle. If a number passes two different tests I, II, or III, then it’s divisible by the product of the numbers tested. The number 102 is divisible by 3-via the digit sum test.

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The Multiple Checks Principle. If a number passes two different tests I, II, or III, then it’s divisible by the product of the numbers tested. The number 102 is divisible by 3-via the digit sum test.It is divisible by 2 because the last digit is even.

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The Multiple Checks Principle. If a number passes two different tests I, II, or III, then it’s divisible by the product of the numbers tested. The number 102 is divisible by 3-via the digit sum test.It is divisible by 2 because the last digit is even.Hence 102 is divisible by 2*3 = 6.

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The Multiple Checks Principle. If a number passes two different tests I, II, or III, then it’s divisible by the product of the numbers tested. The number 102 is divisible by 3-via the digit sum test.It is divisible by 2 because the last digit is even.Hence 102 is divisible by 2*3 = 6 (102 = 6 *17).

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The Multiple Checks Principle. If a number passes two different tests I, II, or III, then it’s divisible by the product of the numbers tested. The number 102 is divisible by 3-via the digit sum test.It is divisible by 2 because the last digit is even.Hence 102 is divisible by 2*3 = 6 (102 = 6 *17).Example B. A bag contains 384 pieces of chocolate, can they be evenly divided by 12 kids? How about 2,349,876,543,220 pieces of chocolate with 18 kids?

Some Facts About Divisibility

The Multiple Checks Principle. If a number passes two different tests I, II, or III, then it’s divisible by the product of the numbers tested. The number 102 is divisible by 3-via the digit sum test.It is divisible by 2 because the last digit is even.Hence 102 is divisible by 2*3 = 6 (102 = 6 *17).Example B. A bag contains 384 pieces of chocolate, can they be evenly divided by 12 kids? How about 2,349,876,543,220 pieces of chocolate with 18 kids? For 384 its digit sum is 15 so it’s divisible by 3 (but not 9).

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The Multiple Checks Principle. If a number passes two different tests I, II, or III, then it’s divisible by the product of the numbers tested. The number 102 is divisible by 3-via the digit sum test.It is divisible by 2 because the last digit is even.Hence 102 is divisible by 2*3 = 6 (102 = 6 *17).Example B. A bag contains 384 pieces of chocolate, can they be evenly divided by 12 kids? How about 2,349,876,543,220 pieces of chocolate with 18 kids? For 384 its digit sum is 15 so it’s divisible by 3 (but not 9).Its last two digits are 84 which is divisible by 4.

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The Multiple Checks Principle. If a number passes two different tests I, II, or III, then it’s divisible by the product of the numbers tested. The number 102 is divisible by 3-via the digit sum test.It is divisible by 2 because the last digit is even.Hence 102 is divisible by 2*3 = 6 (102 = 6 *17).Example B. A bag contains 384 pieces of chocolate, can they be evenly divided by 12 kids? How about 2,349,876,543,220 pieces of chocolate with 18 kids? For 384 its digit sum is 15 so it’s divisible by 3 (but not 9).Its last two digits are 84 which is divisible by 4. Hence 384 is divisible by 3 * 4 or 12.

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The Multiple Checks Principle. If a number passes two different tests I, II, or III, then it’s divisible by the product of the numbers tested. The number 102 is divisible by 3-via the digit sum test.It is divisible by 2 because the last digit is even.Hence 102 is divisible by 2*3 = 6 (102 = 6 *17).Example B. A bag contains 384 pieces of chocolate, can they be evenly divided by 12 kids? How about 2,349,876,543,220 pieces of chocolate with 18 kids? For 384 its digit sum is 15 so it’s divisible by 3 (but not 9).Its last two digits are 84 which is divisible by 4. Hence 384 is divisible by 3 * 4 or 12.

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For 2,349,876,543,220, since it's divisible by 2, we only have to test divisibility for 9 to determine if can be divided by 18 (2 * 9).

The Multiple Checks Principle. If a number passes two different tests I, II, or III, then it’s divisible by the product of the numbers tested. The number 102 is divisible by 3-via the digit sum test.It is divisible by 2 because the last digit is even.Hence 102 is divisible by 2*3 = 6 (102 = 6 *17).Example B. A bag contains 384 pieces of chocolate, can they be evenly divided by 12 kids? How about 2,349,876,543,220 pieces of chocolate with 18 kids? For 384 its digit sum is 15 so it’s divisible by 3 (but not 9).Its last two digits are 84 which is divisible by 4. Hence 384 is divisible by 3 * 4 or 12.

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For 2,349,876,543,220, since it's divisible by 2, we only have to test divisibility for 9 to determine if can be divided by 18 (2 * 9). We check its digit sum is 55 which is not a multiple of 9, so 2,349,876,543,210 is not divisible by 18.

Ex. Check each for divisibility by 3 or 6 by inspection.1. 106 2. 204 3. 402 4. 1134 5. 11340 Check each for divisibility by 4 or 8 by inspection.6. 116 7. 2040 8. 4020 9. 1096 10. 101340 11. Which numbers in problems 1 – 10 are divisible by 9?

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12. Which numbers in problems 1 – 10 are divisible by 12? 13. Which numbers in problems 1 – 10 are divisible by 18?