Is 8742 divisible by 3? In other words, if you divide 8742 by 3, will you get a whole number with no remainder?
Of course, you could use a calculator to find out if 8742 is divisible by 3, but what fun would that be?
To find out if 8742 is divisible by 3, we will add up the numbers that make 8742 as follows: 8 + 7 + 4 + 2 = 21
We know that if the sum of the numbers that make up 8742 is divisible by 3, then 8742 is divisible by 3.
Since the sum of the digits in 8742 is divisible by 3, 8742 is also divisible by 3. Thus, the answer to the question "Is 8742 divisible by 3?" is as follows:
Yes
Note: If you divide 8742 by 3, you get 2914 which is a whole number.
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