Is 248 divisible by 3? In other words, if you divide 248 by 3, will you get a whole number with no remainder?
Of course, you could use a calculator to find out if 248 is divisible by 3, but what fun would that be?
To find out if 248 is divisible by 3, we will add up the numbers that make 248 as follows: 2 + 4 + 8 = 14
We know that if the sum of the numbers that make up 248 is divisible by 3, then 248 is divisible by 3.
Since the sum of the digits in 248 is not divisible by 3, 248 is also NOT divisible by 3. Thus, the answer to the question "Is 248 divisible by 3?" is as follows:
No
Note: If you divide 248 by 3, you get 82.67 which is not a whole number.
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