Divisibility Rules Made Simple
Grade 6 Mathematics Making division easier! Let's become divisibility detectives!
What Are Divisibility Rules?
Special shortcuts for division Help us check if numbers divide evenly No remainders when we use them correctly Make math faster and easier!
The Big 5 Divisibility Rules
Rule for 2: Last digit is even (0, 2, 4, 6, 8) Rule for 5: Last digit is 0 or 5 Rule for 10: Last digit is 0 Rule for 3: Sum of all digits is divisible by 3 Rule for 9: Sum of all digits is divisible by 9
Digital Game Tournament Challenge!
A gaming tournament needs teams of equal size We have 72 players signed up Which team sizes work? (2, 3, 5, 9, or 10 players per team) Use divisibility rules to find out!
Practice & Extension
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