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OpenStudy (anonymous):

is 5783 divisible by 3 why or why not

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

Add all the digits of 5783 up. What do you get?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

23

OpenStudy (gorv):

for divisible by 3 sum of all the digit must be divisible by 3

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

Is 23 divisible by 3?

OpenStudy (gorv):

divide it by 3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

Then the original number is also not divisible by 3. The test of divisibility by 3 is: A number is divisible by 3 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 3.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you sooooo much

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

You are welcome. There are divisibility tests for other numbers. If you're interested, let me know.

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