Example 8 - Playing with Numbers

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Example 8 - Check the divisibility of 15287 by 3 - Chapter 16 Class 8

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Example 8 Check the divisibility of 15287 by 3. Divisibility by 3 If sum of digits is divisible by 3 Then, number is divisible by 3 Sum of digits = 1 + 5 + 2 + 8 + 7 = 23 Since 23 is not divisible by 3. 15287 is also not divisible by 3.

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