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Test the divisibility of the following numbers by 6: 71232 - Mathematics

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Test the divisibility of the following numbers by 6:

71232

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Solution

A number is divisible by 6 if it is divisible by both 2 and 3.

Since 71232 is divisible by both 2 and 3, it is divisible by 6.

Checking the divisibility by 2: Since the number has 2 in its units place, it is divisible by 2.
Checking the divisibility by 3: The sum of the digits of the number, 7 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 2, is 15, which is divisible by 3. So, the number is divisible by 3. 

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Chapter 2: Factors and Multiples - Exercise 2B [Page 30]

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RS Aggarwal Mathematics [English] Class 6
Chapter 2 Factors and Multiples
Exercise 2B | Q 5.3 | Page 30
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