Is 471 divisible by 3? In other words, if you divide 471 by 3, will you get a whole number with no remainder?
Of course, you could use a calculator to find out if 471 is divisible by 3, but what fun would that be?
To find out if 471 is divisible by 3, we will add up the numbers that make 471 as follows: 4 + 7 + 1 = 12
We know that if the sum of the numbers that make up 471 is divisible by 3, then 471 is divisible by 3.
Since the sum of the digits in 471 is divisible by 3, 471 is also divisible by 3. Thus, the answer to the question "Is 471 divisible by 3?" is as follows:
Yes
Note: If you divide 471 by 3, you get 157 which is a whole number.
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