Is 238 divisible by 3? In other words, if you divide 238 by 3, will you get a whole number with no remainder?
Of course, you could use a calculator to find out if 238 is divisible by 3, but what fun would that be?
To find out if 238 is divisible by 3, we will add up the numbers that make 238 as follows: 2 + 3 + 8 = 13
We know that if the sum of the numbers that make up 238 is divisible by 3, then 238 is divisible by 3.
Since the sum of the digits in 238 is not divisible by 3, 238 is also NOT divisible by 3. Thus, the answer to the question "Is 238 divisible by 3?" is as follows:
No
Note: If you divide 238 by 3, you get 79.33 which is not a whole number.
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