Divisibility Rules When we say a number is divisible by 2, we mean that 2 divides evenly so the quotient is a whole number. 2A number is divisible by 2 if the digit in the ones’ place is 0,2,4,6 or 8. Example: 356 / 2 = 178 3A number is divisible by 3 if the sum of the digits is divisible by 3. Example: 351 /3 3+5+1=9 and 9 is divisible by 3. 351/3=117 5A number is divisible by 5 if the digit in the ones’ place is 0 or 5. Example: 865/5=173 6A number is divisible by 6 if it is divisible by BOTH 2 AND 3. Example: 612/6 It ends in an even number-6 so this number is divisible by 2. Add up the sum of the digits 6+1+2=9 so it is also divisible by 3. 612/6=102 9A number is divisible by 9 if the sum of the digits is divisible by 9. Example: 981/9 9+8+1=18. 18 is divisible by 9. You can even continue adding the digits 1+8=9 which is divisible by 9. 10A number is divisible by 10 if the ones’ place is a zero. Example: 740/10=74