Is 271 divisible by 3? In other words, if you divide 271 by 3, will you get a whole number with no remainder?
Of course, you could use a calculator to find out if 271 is divisible by 3, but what fun would that be?
To find out if 271 is divisible by 3, we will add up the numbers that make 271 as follows: 2 + 7 + 1 = 10
We know that if the sum of the numbers that make up 271 is divisible by 3, then 271 is divisible by 3.
Since the sum of the digits in 271 is not divisible by 3, 271 is also NOT divisible by 3. Thus, the answer to the question "Is 271 divisible by 3?" is as follows:
No
Note: If you divide 271 by 3, you get 90.33 which is not a whole number.
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