Divisibility

Choose any 3 digits and make a 6 digit number by repeating the 3 digits in the same order (e.g. 594594). Explain why whatever digits you choose the number will always be divisible by 7, 11 and 13.

Given any 3 digit number you can use the given digits and name another number which is divisible by 37 (e.g. given 628 you say 628371 is divisible by 37 because you know that 6+3 = 2+7 = 8+1 = 9). The question asks you to explain the trick.

When Charlie asked his grandmother how old she is, he didn't get a straightforward reply! Can you work out how old she is?

Find the number which has 8 divisors, such that the product of the divisors is 331776.

The number 8888...88M9999...99 is divisible by 7 and it starts with the digit 8 repeated 50 times and ends with the digit 9 repeated 50 times. What is the value of the digit M?

You have worked out a secret code with a friend. Every letter in the alphabet can be represented by a binary value.

Each time a class lines up in different sized groups, a different number of people are left over. How large can the class be?

6! = 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1. The highest power of 2 that divides exactly into 6! is 4 since (6!) / (2^4 ) = 45. What is the highest power of two that divides exactly into 100!?

From only the page numbers on one sheet of newspaper, can you work out how many sheets there are altogether?