Is 249 divisible by 3? In other words, if you divide 249 by 3, will you get a whole number with no remainder?
Of course, you could use a calculator to find out if 249 is divisible by 3, but what fun would that be?
To find out if 249 is divisible by 3, we will add up the numbers that make 249 as follows: 2 + 4 + 9 = 15
We know that if the sum of the numbers that make up 249 is divisible by 3, then 249 is divisible by 3.
Since the sum of the digits in 249 is divisible by 3, 249 is also divisible by 3. Thus, the answer to the question "Is 249 divisible by 3?" is as follows:
Yes
Note: If you divide 249 by 3, you get 83 which is a whole number.
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