Is 479 divisible by 3? In other words, if you divide 479 by 3, will you get a whole number with no remainder?
Of course, you could use a calculator to find out if 479 is divisible by 3, but what fun would that be?
To find out if 479 is divisible by 3, we will add up the numbers that make 479 as follows: 4 + 7 + 9 = 20
We know that if the sum of the numbers that make up 479 is divisible by 3, then 479 is divisible by 3.
Since the sum of the digits in 479 is not divisible by 3, 479 is also NOT divisible by 3. Thus, the answer to the question "Is 479 divisible by 3?" is as follows:
No
Note: If you divide 479 by 3, you get 159.67 which is not a whole number.
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