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Can It Divide?: Division by 2

The document provides shortcuts for determining if one number is evenly divisible by another number without performing long division. It explains divisibility rules for numbers 2 through 37. The rules involve examining the digits of the number, performing operations like addition or multiplication on the digits, and determining if the result is divisible by the number in question.

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Can It Divide?: Division by 2

The document provides shortcuts for determining if one number is evenly divisible by another number without performing long division. It explains divisibility rules for numbers 2 through 37. The rules involve examining the digits of the number, performing operations like addition or multiplication on the digits, and determining if the result is divisible by the number in question.

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Lesson11

Can it Divide?
How can you quickly know if one number will divide evenly into another number, leaving no remainder? For example, will 3 divide evenly into 2,16 ,2!2? "ell, # wouldn$t have brought the %ub&ect up if # didn$t know %ome curiou% %hortcut%'# think all of you know the divi%ion by 2 ,! ,1( ' )ow we learn divi%ion by every po%%ible number Division by 2 )o %urpri%e here' *ny number that end% in (,2,+,6 or , i% evenly divi%ible by 2' Division by 3 *dd the number$% digit%' #f the %um i% evenly divi%ible by 3, then %o i% the number' -o, will 3 divide evenly into 2,16 ,2!2? .e% it will, becau%e the %um of the digit% i% 2/, and 2/ i% divi%ble by 3' #f you want, you can keep adding number% until one digit remain%' For example, keep going with 2/' 2 0 / 1 , which i% al%o evenly divi%ible by 3' Division by 4 #f the number$% la%t 2 digit% are (( or if they form a 22digit number evenly divi%ible by +, then number it%elf i% divi%ible by +' How about !6,/, ,(((,(((? 3a%t 2 digit% are ((, %o it$% divi%ible by +' 4ry /,6,!6!,!++' 3a%t 2 digit%, ++, are divi%ible by + %o, ye%, the whole number i% divi%ible by +' Division by 5 *ny number that end% in a ( or ! i% evenly divi%ible by !' 5a%y enough' Division by 6 4he number ha% to be even' #f it$% not, forget it' 6therwi%e, add up the digit% and %ee if the %um i% evenly divi%ible by 3' #t it i%, the number i% evenly divi%ible by 6' 4ry 1(,,2/3,2,,' 4he digit% %um to 3 which divide% evenly into 13 by 3, %o the number i% evenly divi%ible by 6' #f you want, you can keep adding number% until only one digit remain% and do the %ame thing' -o in thi% ca%e, 3 0 1 12 and 1 0 2 1 3, and 3 i% evenly divi%ible by 37 Division by 7 8ultiply the la%t digit by 2' -ubtract thi% an%wer from the remaining digit%' #% thi% number evenly divi%ible by /? #f it i%, then your original number i% evenly divi%ible by /' 4ry 36+' +, the la%t digit, multiplied by 2 1 ,' 36, the remaining digit%, minu% , 1 2,' 4he la%t time # checked, 2, i% evenly divi%ble by /, and thu%, %o i% 36+7 Another example 1/ 2 2 i% the la%t digit multiply it by 2and %ubtract it from original number

1/ 2 2+ 1/! - 1( /

repeat once again !x211( / i% divi%ible by / %o i% 1/ 2

Division by 8 #f the number$% la%t 3 digit% are ((( or if they form a 32digit number evenly divi%ible by ,, then the number it%elf i% divi%ible by ,' How about !6,/, ,(((,(((? 3a%t 3 digit% are (((, %o it$% divi%ible by ,' 4ry /,6,!6!,12(' 4he la%t 3 digit%, 12(, divide by , into 1!, %o ye%, the whole number i% divi%ible by ,' Division by 9 -um the number$% digit%' #f it divide% by , you$re in luck' *% with the te%t% for 3 and 6, you can keep adding number% until you$re left with only one digit' ,/3 , 0,0/0312/ 120/ 1 ,/3 i% divi%ible by Division by 10 *ny number that end% in ( i% evenly divi%ible by 1(' Division by 11 Here are four way% for different type% of number%9 1' #f the %um of every other digit, %tarting with the fir%t, i% e:ual to the %um of every other digit %tarting with the %econd, then the number i% evenly divi%ible by 11' 4ry 13(!/' 10(0/ 1 30!, therefore it %hould divide evenly by 11' *nd indeed it doe%9 13(!/ ; 11 1 11,/' 10(0/232!1( 2' #f the digit% are different, count them from the right and then add the number% in the odd po%ition% and the even po%ition%' -ubtract the %maller number from the larger' #f the difference i% evenly divi%ible by 11, %o i% your original number' 4ake the number 1,1, (/' 4he number% ,, , and / are in the odd po%ition%' 4hey %um to 2+' 4he number% 1,1, and ( are in the even po%ition%' 4hey %um to 2' -ubtract 2 from 2+ to get 22' 22 divide% by 11 into 2, %o 1,1, (/ i% evenly divi%ible by 11' Division by 12 #f the number can be evenly divided by 3 and +, the %ame can al%o be %aid for 12' <%e the method% for =ivi%ion by 3 and =ivi%ion by + above' #f they both work, your number i% al%o evenly divi%ible by 12' Division by 13 8ultiply the la%t digit by + and add it from remaining digit% #% thi% number evenly divi%ible by 13? #f it i%, then your original number i% evenly divi%ible by 13' 4ry ! ,

! , 032 >,x+132? 1 @epeat once again 0 + 13 %o it i% divi%ible by 13 Division by 15 #f the number can be evenly divided by 3 and !, the %ame can al%o be %aid for 1!' <%e the method% for =ivi%ion by 3 and =ivi%ion by ! above' #f they both work, your number i% al%o evenly divi%ible by 1!' Division by 17 8ultiply the la%t digit by !' -ubtract thi% an%wer from the remaining digit%' #% thi% number evenly divi%ible by 1/? #f it i%, then your original number i% evenly divi%ible by 1/' 4ry 663 663 2 1! !1 it i% divi%ible by 1/ %o 663 i% divi%ible by 1/ Division by 19 8ultiply the la%t digit by 2' *dd thi% an%wer from the remaining digit%' #% thi% number evenly divi%ible by 1 ? #f it i%, then your original number i% evenly divi%ible by 1 ' 4ry /+1 /+1 0 2 /6 0 12 1 it i% divi%ible by 1 %o /+1 i% divi%ible by 1 Division by 23 8ultiply the la%t digit by /' *dd thi% an%wer from the remaining digit%' #% thi% number evenly divi%ible by 23? #f it i%, then your original number i% evenly divi%ible by 23' 4ry 66/ 66/ 0 +/ 113 0 21 23 it i% divi%ible by 23 %o 66/ i% divi%ible by 23 Division by 24 #f the number can be evenly divided by 3 and ,, the %ame can al%o be %aid for 2+' <%e the method% for =ivi%ion by 3 and =ivi%ion by , above' #f they both work, your number i% al%o evenly divi%ible by 2+'

Division by 29 8ultiply the la%t digit by 3' *dd thi% an%wer from the remaining digit%' #% thi% number evenly divi%ible by 2 ? #f it i%, then your original number i% evenly divi%ible by 1 ' 4ry 66/ 66/ 0 21 ,/ 0 21 2 it i% divi%ible by 2 %o 66/ i% divi%ible by 2 Division by 31 8ultiply the la%t digit by 3' -ubtract thi% an%wer from the remaining digit%' #% thi% number evenly divi%ible by 31? #f it i%, then your original number i% evenly divi%ible by 31' 4ry /++ /++ 2 12 62 6 ( it i% divi%ible by 31 %o /++ i% divi%ible by 31 Division by 33 #f the number can be evenly divided by 3 and 11, the %ame can al%o be %aid for 33' <%e the method% for =ivi%ion by 3 and =ivi%ion by 11 above' #f they both work, your number i% al%o evenly divi%ible by 33' Division by 36 #f the number can be evenly divided by + and , the %ame can al%o be %aid for 36' <%e the method% for =ivi%ion by + and =ivi%ion by above' #f they both work, your number i% al%o evenly divi%ible by 36' t Division by 37 8ultiply the la%t digit by 11' -ubtract thi% an%wer from the remaining digit%' #% thi% number evenly divi%ible by 3/? #f it i%, then your original number i% evenly divi%ible by 3/' 4ry 2! 2! 2 !! 3/ it i% divi%ible by 31 %o 2! i% divi%ible by 3/

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