Is 551 divisible by 3? In other words, if you divide 551 by 3, will you get a whole number with no remainder?
Of course, you could use a calculator to find out if 551 is divisible by 3, but what fun would that be?
To find out if 551 is divisible by 3, we will add up the numbers that make 551 as follows: 5 + 5 + 1 = 11
We know that if the sum of the numbers that make up 551 is divisible by 3, then 551 is divisible by 3.
Since the sum of the digits in 551 is not divisible by 3, 551 is also NOT divisible by 3. Thus, the answer to the question "Is 551 divisible by 3?" is as follows:
No
Note: If you divide 551 by 3, you get 183.67 which is not a whole number.
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