Determine whether 380 is divisible by 2,3,4,5,6,9 or 10 Divisible by 2 - yes by three - add the digits = 3 + 8 + 0 = 11 not divisible by three 4 ? Are the last two digits divisible by four ? Yes. To be divisible by 6 - it must be divisible by what makes 6 - 2 X 3 - We are not divisible by 6 here The why of the 3 divisibility rule 4792 is it divisible by three ? Add the digits The why of the 9 divisibility rule 2 ( 1000) + 9(100) + 9 ( 10) + 3 2 (1 + 9999) + 9 (1 + 99) + 9 ( 1 + 9) + 3 2 + 2 999 + 9 + 9 x 99 + + 4 + 4 x 9 + 3 2 X 999 + 9 X 99 + 4 X 9 + 2 + 9 + 4 + 3