Practice Divisibility Intuition in Math

Use these practice problems to test your method after reviewing the concept explanation and worked examples.

Quick Recap

Understanding when one whole number divides evenly into another, leaving no remainderβ€”the foundation of factor and multiple relationships.

Can you share 12 cookies equally among 4 people? Yes, 3 each. 12 is divisible by 4.

Showing a random 20 of 50 problems.

Example 1

easy
Is 7474 divisible by 22?

Example 2

easy
Is 77 divisible by 22?

Example 3

medium
Why does the last-digit test work for 2,5,102,5,10 but not for 33?

Example 4

hard
Find the smallest positive integer that is divisible by 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,101, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.

Example 5

challenge
Prove the divisibility-by-33 rule: a number is divisible by 33 iff its digit sum is.

Example 6

medium
Is 1414 divisible by 66? Show why the 22-and-33 check matters.

Example 7

hard
Find all digits dd so that 52,d3452{,}d34 is divisible by 33.

Example 8

medium
Find the smallest digit dd so that 13,d513{,}d5 is divisible by 99.

Example 9

challenge
Find the smallest five-digit number divisible by every integer from 11 to 88.

Example 10

easy
Is 250250 divisible by 55? By 1010?

Example 11

medium
Contrast the rules: is 2424 divisible by 33 and by 99? Use digit sums.

Example 12

medium
Fill in: a number is divisible by 2525 iff its last two digits form one of ____, ____, ____, or ____.

Example 13

easy
Find a factor of 1515 other than 11 and 1515.

Example 14

medium
Is 105105 divisible by 1515? Check the 33 and 55 conditions.

Example 15

medium
Is 1,000,0001{,}000{,}000 divisible by 88? Use the last-three-digits rule.

Example 16

medium
Is 1,0081{,}008 divisible by 88? Use the last-three-digits rule.

Example 17

medium
Find all single-digit factors of 3636.

Example 18

easy
Use the digit-sum rule: is 8181 divisible by 99?

Example 19

medium
Is 2,5202{,}520 divisible by 1212? Check both 33 and 44.

Example 20

hard
Is 12,345,67812{,}345{,}678 divisible by 1111? Use the alternating-sum rule.