Divisibility

There are 74 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Divisibility
Eminit
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Eminit

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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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?
American Billions
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American Billions

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Play the divisibility game to create numbers in which the first two digits make a number divisible by 2, the first three digits make a number divisible by 3...
Adding in Rows
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Adding in Rows

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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List any 3 numbers. It is always possible to find a subset of adjacent numbers that add up to a multiple of 3. Can you explain why and prove it?
Why 24?
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Why 24?

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Take any prime number greater than 3 , square it and subtract one. Working on the building blocks will help you to explain what is special about your results.
Factoring factorials
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Factoring factorials

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Find the highest power of 11 that will divide into 1000! exactly.
Neighbours
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Neighbours

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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In a square in which the houses are evenly spaced, numbers 3 and 10 are opposite each other. What is the smallest and what is the largest possible number of houses in the square?
Book Codes
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Book Codes

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Look on the back of any modern book and you will find an ISBN code. Take this code and calculate this sum in the way shown. Can you see what the answers always have in common?
Gaxinta
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Gaxinta

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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A number N is divisible by 10, 90, 98 and 882 but it is NOT divisible by 50 or 270 or 686 or 1764. It is also known that N is a factor of 9261000. What is N?
DigAt
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DigAt

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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What is the value of the digit A in the sum below: [3(230 + A)]^2 = 49280A
AB Search
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AB Search

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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The five digit number A679B, in base ten, is divisible by 72. What are the values of A and B?