Grade 5 · Math · Unit 6 of 14
Divisibility Tests
Can it be shared with nothing left?
What your child practises
Tests for divisibility by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10, such as adding the digits for 3 and 9 or checking the last digit for 5 and 10, and the idea that 0 is divisible by every whole number.
Alberta Curriculum learning outcome: 5N3.1 · using divisibility tests (including for 0) to decide if a number can be divided evenly
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Is 1524 divisible by 3?
- Yes
- No
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Yes
Hint: A number is divisible by 3 if the digits add up to a number divisible by 3.
Question 2
Which number is divisible by 4?
- 441
- 378
- 1526
- 704
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704
Hint: Test each number: the number made by the last two digits is divisible by 4.
Question 3
Which number is divisible by 3?
- 1139
- 1481
- 491
- 1182
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1182
Hint: Test each number: the digits add up to a number divisible by 3.
Question 4
Which number is divisible by 4?
- 1203
- 1634
- 788
- 281
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788
Hint: Test each number: the number made by the last two digits is divisible by 4.
Question 5
The digits of 1386 add up to 18. Is 1386 divisible by 9?
- No
- Yes
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Yes
Hint: 18 ÷ 9 has no remainder, so the number is divisible by 9.
Question 6
Which number is divisible by both 2 and 5?
- 285
- 290
- 326
- 122
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290
Hint: Check 2 first, then 5. The answer must pass both tests.