Is 173 divisible by 3? In other words, if you divide 173 by 3, will you get a whole number with no remainder?
Of course, you could use a calculator to find out if 173 is divisible by 3, but what fun would that be?
To find out if 173 is divisible by 3, we will add up the numbers that make 173 as follows: 1 + 7 + 3 = 11
We know that if the sum of the numbers that make up 173 is divisible by 3, then 173 is divisible by 3.
Since the sum of the digits in 173 is not divisible by 3, 173 is also NOT divisible by 3. Thus, the answer to the question "Is 173 divisible by 3?" is as follows:
No
Note: If you divide 173 by 3, you get 57.67 which is not a whole number.
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