Is 251 divisible by 3? In other words, if you divide 251 by 3, will you get a whole number with no remainder?
Of course, you could use a calculator to find out if 251 is divisible by 3, but what fun would that be?
To find out if 251 is divisible by 3, we will add up the numbers that make 251 as follows: 2 + 5 + 1 = 8
We know that if the sum of the numbers that make up 251 is divisible by 3, then 251 is divisible by 3.
Since the sum of the digits in 251 is not divisible by 3, 251 is also NOT divisible by 3. Thus, the answer to the question "Is 251 divisible by 3?" is as follows:
No
Note: If you divide 251 by 3, you get 83.67 which is not a whole number.
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