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Example 2.40 from Prealgebra, 2.4 Find Multiples and Factors
Determine whether each of the following is a multiple of
Work it out on paper first. Then open the solution one step at a time, and stop as soon as you can finish on your own.
| ⓐ | |
| Is 489 a multiple of 2? | |
| Is the last digit 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8? | No. |
| 489 is not a multiple of 2. |
| ⓑ | |
| Is 3,714 a multiple of 2? | |
| Is the last digit 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8? | Yes. |
| 3,714 is a multiple of 2. |
The book's Try It right after this example: same idea, new numbers. Only the answer is given.
Determine whether each number is a multiple of
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