Divisibility Intuition Math Example 4
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Example 4
mediumA number leaves remainder when divided by and remainder when divided by . What are the possible last digits of , and is divisible by ?
Solution
- 1 Remainder mod : ends in or (since all leave remainder ).
- 2 Remainder mod : digit sum (not divisible by ).
- 3 For to be divisible by , it must be divisible by both and . But it is not divisible by (remainder ) or (remainder ), so is definitely not divisible by .
Answer
ends in or ; is not divisible by .
Divisibility by a product like requires divisibility by all prime factors simultaneously. A number with any non-zero remainder mod or mod cannot be divisible by .
About Divisibility Intuition
Understanding when one whole number divides evenly into another, leaving no remainderβthe foundation of factor and multiple relationships.
Learn more about Divisibility Intuition βMore Divisibility Intuition Examples
Example 1 easy
Use divisibility rules to determine whether [formula] is divisible by [formula], [formula], [formula
Example 2 mediumExplain why the divisibility rule for [formula] works: a number is divisible by [formula] if and onl
Example 3 easyTest [formula] for divisibility by [formula], [formula], and [formula] using divisibility rules.