Is 179 divisible by 3? In other words, if you divide 179 by 3, will you get a whole number with no remainder?
Of course, you could use a calculator to find out if 179 is divisible by 3, but what fun would that be?
To find out if 179 is divisible by 3, we will add up the numbers that make 179 as follows: 1 + 7 + 9 = 17
We know that if the sum of the numbers that make up 179 is divisible by 3, then 179 is divisible by 3.
Since the sum of the digits in 179 is not divisible by 3, 179 is also NOT divisible by 3. Thus, the answer to the question "Is 179 divisible by 3?" is as follows:
No
Note: If you divide 179 by 3, you get 59.67 which is not a whole number.
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