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Divisibility Rules
Divisibility Rules
2 if and only if its one’s digit is divisible by 2 (i.e. the ones digit is either 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8)
Ex: 92,659,354,236 is divisible by 2 since the ones digit is a 6
4 if and only if the last 2 digits taken as a number itself is divisible by 4 Ex: 5632 is
divisible by 4 since 32 is divisible by 4
7 if and only if the difference between 2 times the ones digit and the number formed by
its remaining digits is divisible by 7
Ex: 133 is divisible by 7 since 2 x 3 = 6 and 13 – 6 = 7 is divisible by 7
441 is divisible by 7 since 2 x 1 = 2 and 44 – 2 = 42 is divisible by 7
8 if and only if the last 3 digits taken as a number itself is divisible by 8 Ex: 34,848 is
divisible by 8 since 848 is divisible by 8
11 if and only if the sum of the digits in the odd places (ones, hundreds, ten-thousands,
millions, etc.) minus the sum of the digits in the even places (tens, thousands,
hundredthousands, ten-millions, etc.) is divisible by 11
Ex: 363 is divisible by 11 since (3 + 3) – 6 = 0 is divisible by 11
737 is divisible by 11 since (7 + 7) – 3 = 11 is divisible by 11