Is 1988 divisible by 3? In other words, if you divide 1988 by 3, will you get a whole number with no remainder?
Of course, you could use a calculator to find out if 1988 is divisible by 3, but what fun would that be?
To find out if 1988 is divisible by 3, we will add up the numbers that make 1988 as follows: 1 + 9 + 8 + 8 = 26
We know that if the sum of the numbers that make up 1988 is divisible by 3, then 1988 is divisible by 3.
Since the sum of the digits in 1988 is not divisible by 3, 1988 is also NOT divisible by 3. Thus, the answer to the question "Is 1988 divisible by 3?" is as follows:
No
Note: If you divide 1988 by 3, you get 662.67 which is not a whole number.
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