Is 500 divisible by 6?

The question we are solving here is: If we divide 500 by 6, will we get a whole number with no remainder? In other words, is 500 divisible by 6?

For 500 to be divisible by 6, both of the following two criteria must be met: First, 500 has to be an even number and second, the sum of its digits must be divisible by 3.

Looking at 500, you see that 500 is an even number, which means that the first criteria is met.

The sum of the digits in 500 is 5, which is not divisible by 3. Therefore, the second criteria is not met.

Thus, 500 is not divisible by 6 and the answer to the question "Is 500 divisible by 6?" is

NO

You may also be interested to know that if you divide 500 by 6, you get 83.33.

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