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Grade 7: The Learning Equation Math

11.04 Divisibility Rules

Number Concepts Refresher pp 8-9

Learning Outcomes:
The student will:
use divisibility rules to determine if a number is divisible by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, or 10.
Characteristic of number
Number
divisible
by:
Last digit is even 2
The sum of the digits is divisible by 3 3
The last two digits form a number divisible by 4 4
The last digit is 0 or 5 5
The number is divisible by both 2 and 3. 6
To find out if a number is divisible by seven, take the
last digit, double it, and subtract it from the rest of the
number.
If you get an answer divisible by 7 (including zero), then
the original number is divisible by seven. If you don't
know the new number's divisibility, you can apply the
rule again.
7
Example: Check to see if 203 is divisible by 7.
double the last digit: 3 x 2 = 6
subtract that from the rest of the number: 20 - 6 =
14.
check to see if the difference is divisible by 7: 14
is divisible by 7, therefore 203 is also divisible
by 7.
The last three digits form a number divisible by 8 8
The sum of the digits is divisible by 9 9
The numeral ends in 0 10
The (sum of the odd numbered digits) - (sum of the even
numbered digits) is divisible by 11.
Example:
34871903
3+8+1+0=12
4+7+9+3=23
23-12=11
Is divisible by 11
11
The number is divisible by both 3 and 4. 12
Delete the last digit from the number, then subtract 9
times the deleted digit from the remaining number. If
what is left is divisible by 13, then so is the original
number.
13
The last four digits form a number divisible by 16 16
TEST TIP: If a number is divisible by two different prime
numbers, then it is divisible by the products of those two
numbers. Since 36, is divisible by both 2 and 3, it is also divisible
by 6.
Quia - Flashcards - Rules of Divisibility - flash cards
Review:
Quia - Matching - Rules of Divisibility - matching
Lesson on Divisibility Tests
Enrichment:
Divisibility Rules

Key Terms: A-E F-J K-O P-R S-Z
divisible, quotient, remainder, whole number, factor, multiple, even number, odd number, prime
number, composite number

Prerequisite Skills:
Distinguish among and find multiples, factors, composites, and primes, using numbers 1
to 100.
Powers and Exponents: Grade 7 Lesson 11.01
Multiply natural numbers (limit 10 x 10).
Five in a Row
Do you remember your tables of multiplication? This game is about the tables of
multiplication from 1 to 10. A number is presented and you have to choose a
multiplication that has this number as result.
Was your choice correct? If so, then the box is colored and a new number is
presented. Try to get five colored boxes in a row (on a diagonal is also possible).
Click the following link to play the game:
Five in a row

Multiplication Flashcards
Multiplication by One-Digit Numbers
Multiply and divide decimals to hundredths, concretely, pictorially, and symbolically,
using single-digit, whole number multipliers and divisors.
Multiplication of Decimals: Grade 7 Lesson 12.01
Division of Decimals: Grade 7 Lesson 12.02
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