Divisibility Rules – Dividing by 3, 6 or 9

A number is divisible by 3 if the sum of the digits is 3, 6 or 9. You may need to add the
digits multiple times. For example, 429 is a multiple of 3 because 4 + 2 + 9 = 15 and 1 + 5 = 6.

A number is divisible by 6 if it is even and the sum of the digits is 3, 6 or 9. You may need
to add the digits multiple times. For example, 438 is a multiple of 6 because it’s even and 4 +
3 + 8 = 15 and 1 + 5 = 6.

A number is divisible by 9 if the sum of the digits is 9. You may need to add the digits
multiple times. For example, 1737 is a multiple of 9 because 1 + 7 + 3 + 7 = 18 and 1 + 8 = 9.

1. Determine if the following numbers are multiples of 3. Justify your answers.

a. 79 d. 7564

 

b. 2616 e. 2196

 

c. 3837 f. 876

 

2. Determine if the following numbers are multiples of 6. Justify your answers.

a. 2187

b. 2364

c. 5642

d. 5442

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e. 4680

f. 3215

3. Determine if the following numbers are multiples of 9. Justify your answers.

a. 3651

b. 5157

c. 315

d. 1513

e. 5697

f. 3165

4. Find all the multiples of 3 between 100 and 140.

5. Find all the multiples of 6 between 50 and 100.

6. Find all the multiples of 9 between 100 and 200.

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7. Write the largest three-digit number that satisfies these conditions:
• Your number must be a multiple of 3
• Your number must not be a multiple of 6.
• Your number must include a 4 and a 5.

8. Write the largest three-digit number that satisfies these conditions:

• Your number must be a multiple of 6
• Your number must be less than 500.
• Your number must have a 9 in it.

9. Write the largest three-digit number that satisfies these conditions:

• Your number must be a multiple of 9.
• Your number must not be a multiple of 6.
• Your number must include exactly one 5.

10. Write the largest three-digit number that satisfies these conditions:
• Your number must be a multiple of 9, 3 and 6.

Challenge
1. Given your number is a multiple of 9, explain why it must also be a multiple of 3.

2. Given that A is a multiple of 9, explain why:

a. 2 × A is a multiple of 6.

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b. A – 300 is a multiple of 3 but not 9.

3. Write all the numbers from 4 to 25 in the format:

• a multiple of 3 + a one-digit number

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