Q. Without dividing, determine if 77,528 is divisible by 6 and explain how you know.77,528□ divisible by 6
Check Divisibility by 2: To determine if a number is divisible by 6, it must be divisible by both 2 and 3.First, we check if the number is divisible by 2. A number is divisible by 2 if its last digit is even (0,2,4,6, or 8).The last digit of 77,528 is 8, which is even.Therefore, 77,528 is divisible by 2.
Check Divisibility by 3: Next, we check if the number is divisible by 3. A number is divisible by 3 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 3.The sum of the digits of 77,528 is 7+7+5+2+8=29.
Sum of Digits: The sum 29 is not divisible by 3 because 3 does not divide evenly into 29. Therefore, 77,528 is not divisible by 3.
Final Divisibility Conclusion: Since 77,528 is divisible by 2 but not by 3, it is not divisible by 6.
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