Is 142 divisible by 3? In other words, if you divide 142 by 3, will you get a whole number with no remainder?
Of course, you could use a calculator to find out if 142 is divisible by 3, but what fun would that be?
To find out if 142 is divisible by 3, we will add up the numbers that make 142 as follows: 1 + 4 + 2 = 7
We know that if the sum of the numbers that make up 142 is divisible by 3, then 142 is divisible by 3.
Since the sum of the digits in 142 is not divisible by 3, 142 is also NOT divisible by 3. Thus, the answer to the question "Is 142 divisible by 3?" is as follows:
No
Note: If you divide 142 by 3, you get 47.33 which is not a whole number.
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