Is 478 divisible by 3? In other words, if you divide 478 by 3, will you get a whole number with no remainder?
Of course, you could use a calculator to find out if 478 is divisible by 3, but what fun would that be?
To find out if 478 is divisible by 3, we will add up the numbers that make 478 as follows: 4 + 7 + 8 = 19
We know that if the sum of the numbers that make up 478 is divisible by 3, then 478 is divisible by 3.
Since the sum of the digits in 478 is not divisible by 3, 478 is also NOT divisible by 3. Thus, the answer to the question "Is 478 divisible by 3?" is as follows:
No
Note: If you divide 478 by 3, you get 159.33 which is not a whole number.
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