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Numbers are divisible by six if?

 Nov 16, 2015
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anything times 6 can be divided by 6

 Nov 16, 2015
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So for a number to be divisible by 6, it must also be divisible by 2 and 3. Therefore, we need to check if a number is even and then check if the sum of the digits is divisible by 3.
For example, lets take a really long number: 536,485,926

This number ends in an even number - 6.

Now we need to add all the digits together: 5+3+6+4+8+5+9+2+6 = 48

48 is divisible by 3. 48/3 = 16

This number is dibisible by both 2 and 3, so it is therefore divisible by 6.

536,485,926/6 = 89,414,321

 Nov 16, 2015

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