Is 744 divisible by 3

Answer 1

The question wasn't "what is 744 divided by 3?" The question was, "Is 744 divisible by 3?" The answer is, "Yes."

In fact, ANY number is divisible by three, but the answer may not be a whole number (e.g. 745 divided by 3 is 248.33333....).

Here's a tip. To determine quickly whether any given number is equally divisible by three, add the digits. If that answer has two or more digits, add them. Keep doing this until you get a one-digit answer. If THAT one digit is divisible by three, so is the original number. Obviously, the one digit would be a 3, a 6 or a 9.

Example 1: Is 2,169 divisible by 3?

2+1+6+9=18

1+8=9

Nine IS divisible by three so, yes, 2,169 is divisible by 3.

Example 2: Is 8,075 divisible by 3?

8+0+7+5=20

2+0=2

Two is NOT divisible by three so, no, 8,075 is not divisible by 3.

Answer 2

744 divided by 3 equals 248.