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Question
Test the divisibility of the following numbers by 6:
71232
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Solution
A number is divisible by 6 if it is divisible by both 2 and 3.
Since 71232 is divisible by both 2 and 3, it is divisible by 6.
Checking the divisibility by 2: Since the number has 2 in its units place, it is divisible by 2.
Checking the divisibility by 3: The sum of the digits of the number, 7 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 2, is 15, which is divisible by 3. So, the number is divisible by 3.
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