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    Divisibility Tests

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    In general, an integer n is divisible by d iff the digit sum s_(d + 1)(n) is divisible by d. Write a positive decimal integer a out digit by digit in the form a_n ...a_3 a_2 a_1 a_0. The following rules then determine if a is divisible by another number by examining the congruence properties of its digits. In congruence notation, n congruent k (mod m) means that the remainder when n is divided by a modulus m is k. (Note that it is always true that 10^0 = 1 congruent 1 for any base.) 1. All integers are divisible by 1. 2. 10^1 congruent 0 (mod 2), so 10^n congruent 0 (mod 2) for n>=1. Therefore, if the last digit a_0 is divisible by 2 (i.e., is even), then so is a.

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