If the 5 digit number 1364"?" is divisible by 3 then what are the possible values of the last digit?
1 Answer
Explanation:
In the decimal number system that we use, an integer is divisible by
1+3+6+4+color(blue)(1) = 15 is divisible by3 .
So
1364color(blue)(1)+3 = 1364color(blue)(4)
and
1364color(blue)(4)+3 = 1364color(blue)(7)
Footnote
Why does this method of checking the digits add up to a multiple of
Essentially because when you divide
So for example:
color(red)(153) = (100*color(red)(1)) + (10*color(red)(5)) + (1*color(red)(3))
= (99+1)*color(red)(1) + (9+1)*color(red)(5) + (0+1)*color(red)(3)
= (99*color(red)(1) + 9*color(red)(5) + 0*color(red)(3)) + (1*color(red)(1) + 1*color(red)(5) + 1*color(red)(3))
= 3(33*color(red)(1) + 3*color(red)(5) + 0*color(red)(3)) + (color(red)(1)+color(red)(5)+color(red)(3))
The expression
So we find that