Problems from Divisibility criteria

Find out the possible divisors of the following numbers: 432,1188,217,250,330.

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Development:

432

It ends with a even number, so it is divisible by 2.

The sum of its digits is 9, so it is divisible by 3 and 9.

It is divisible by 2 and 3, so it also has to be divisible by 6.

1188

It ends with an even number, so it is divisible by 2.

The sum of its digits is 18, which is a multiple of 3 and 9, so it is divisible by 3 and 9.

It is divisible by 2 and 3, so it also has to be divisible by 6.

Its last two digits are a multiple of 4, so it is divisible by 4.

The difference of the sum of its even and odd numbers is 0, so it is divisible by 11.

217

The difference of its first two digits with the double of the units is 7, so it is divisible by 7.

250

It ends in zero, so it is divisible by 2, by 4, by 5 and by 10.

Its last two digits are a multiple of 25, so it is divisible by 25.

Its last three digits are a multiple of 125, so it is divisible by 125.

330

It finishes in zero, so it is divisible by 2, by 4, by 5 and by 10.

The sum of its digits is a multiple of 3, so it is divisible by 3.

It is divisible by 2 and 3, so also it has to be divisible by 6.

The difference of the sum of its even and odd numbers is 0, so it is divisible by 11.

Solution:

The divisors of 432 are 2,3,6,9.

The divisors of 1188 are 2,3,4,6,9,11.

The divisors of 217 are 7.

The divisors of 250 are 2,4,5,10,25,125.

The divisors of 330 are 2,3,4,5,6,10,11.

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