Q. Without dividing, determine if 55,230 is divisible by 5 and explain how you know.55,230□ divisible by 5
Check Last Digit: To determine if a number is divisible by 5, we only need to look at the last digit of the number. If the last digit is either 0 or 5, then the number is divisible by 5.
Last Digit of 55,230: The last digit of 55,230 is 0. Since 0 is one of the digits that makes a number divisible by 5, we can conclude that 55,230 is divisible by 5 without performing any division.
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