Is 157 divisible by 3? In other words, if you divide 157 by 3, will you get a whole number with no remainder?
Of course, you could use a calculator to find out if 157 is divisible by 3, but what fun would that be?
To find out if 157 is divisible by 3, we will add up the numbers that make 157 as follows: 1 + 5 + 7 = 13
We know that if the sum of the numbers that make up 157 is divisible by 3, then 157 is divisible by 3.
Since the sum of the digits in 157 is not divisible by 3, 157 is also NOT divisible by 3. Thus, the answer to the question "Is 157 divisible by 3?" is as follows:
No
Note: If you divide 157 by 3, you get 52.33 which is not a whole number.
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