Is 259 divisible by 3? In other words, if you divide 259 by 3, will you get a whole number with no remainder?
Of course, you could use a calculator to find out if 259 is divisible by 3, but what fun would that be?
To find out if 259 is divisible by 3, we will add up the numbers that make 259 as follows: 2 + 5 + 9 = 16
We know that if the sum of the numbers that make up 259 is divisible by 3, then 259 is divisible by 3.
Since the sum of the digits in 259 is not divisible by 3, 259 is also NOT divisible by 3. Thus, the answer to the question "Is 259 divisible by 3?" is as follows:
No
Note: If you divide 259 by 3, you get 86.33 which is not a whole number.
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