Is 289 divisible by 3? In other words, if you divide 289 by 3, will you get a whole number with no remainder?
Of course, you could use a calculator to find out if 289 is divisible by 3, but what fun would that be?
To find out if 289 is divisible by 3, we will add up the numbers that make 289 as follows: 2 + 8 + 9 = 19
We know that if the sum of the numbers that make up 289 is divisible by 3, then 289 is divisible by 3.
Since the sum of the digits in 289 is not divisible by 3, 289 is also NOT divisible by 3. Thus, the answer to the question "Is 289 divisible by 3?" is as follows:
No
Note: If you divide 289 by 3, you get 96.33 which is not a whole number.
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