Is 280 divisible by 3? In other words, if you divide 280 by 3, will you get a whole number with no remainder?
Of course, you could use a calculator to find out if 280 is divisible by 3, but what fun would that be?
To find out if 280 is divisible by 3, we will add up the numbers that make 280 as follows: 2 + 8 + 0 = 10
We know that if the sum of the numbers that make up 280 is divisible by 3, then 280 is divisible by 3.
Since the sum of the digits in 280 is not divisible by 3, 280 is also NOT divisible by 3. Thus, the answer to the question "Is 280 divisible by 3?" is as follows:
No
Note: If you divide 280 by 3, you get 93.33 which is not a whole number.
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