Skill: Apply divisibility rules for 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, and 10

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Divisibility means that a whole number can be divided by another number with no remainder. In base-ten notation, divisibility by 2 depends on an even ones digit; by 5 on a ones digit of 0 or 5; by 10 on a ones digit of 0; by 4 on the last two digits; by 3 or 9 on the sum of the digits; and by 6 on being divisible by both 2 and 3. These relationships support identifying factors and multiples; the scope is multi-digit whole numbers, not formal proofs or generalized tests for other divisors.

Detailed Explanation: Apply divisibility rules for 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, and 10

Divisibility means a number can be divided evenly, with no remainder. Use these rules:

  • 2: The ones digit is even: (0,2,4,6,)(0,2,4,6,) or 88.
  • 3: The sum of the digits is divisible by 33.
  • 4: The last two digits form a number divisible by 44.
  • 5: The ones digit is 00 or 55.
  • 6: The number is divisible by both 22 and 33.
  • 9: The sum of the digits is divisible by 99.
  • 10: The ones digit is 00.

Example: Determine which of these numbers divide (2,736)(2{,}736) evenly: (2,3,4,5,6,9,)(2,3,4,5,6,9,) and (10)(10).

  1. Check 22: The ones digit is 66, which is even.
    So, (2,736)(2{,}736) is divisible by 22.

  2. Check 33 and 99: Add the digits:

2+7+3+6=18 2+7+3+6=18

Since (18)(18) is divisible by both 33 and 99, (2,736)(2{,}736) is divisible by both 33 and 99.

  1. Check 44: Look at the last two digits, (36)(36). Since (36)(36) is divisible by 44, (2,736)(2{,}736) is divisible by 44.

  2. Check 55: The ones digit is 66, not 00 or 55.
    So, (2,736)(2{,}736) is not divisible by 55.

  3. Check 66: The number is divisible by both 22 and 33, so it is divisible by 66.

  4. Check (10)(10): The ones digit is not 00.
    So, (2,736)(2{,}736) is not divisible by (10)(10).

Therefore, (2,736)(2{,}736) is divisible by

2,3,4,6, and 9\boxed{2,3,4,6,\text{ and }9}

but not by 55 or (10)(10).

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