Is 283 divisible by 3? In other words, if you divide 283 by 3, will you get a whole number with no remainder?
Of course, you could use a calculator to find out if 283 is divisible by 3, but what fun would that be?
To find out if 283 is divisible by 3, we will add up the numbers that make 283 as follows: 2 + 8 + 3 = 13
We know that if the sum of the numbers that make up 283 is divisible by 3, then 283 is divisible by 3.
Since the sum of the digits in 283 is not divisible by 3, 283 is also NOT divisible by 3. Thus, the answer to the question "Is 283 divisible by 3?" is as follows:
No
Note: If you divide 283 by 3, you get 94.33 which is not a whole number.
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