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/