Divisibility

  • Square Routes
    problem

    Square Routes

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    How many four digit square numbers are composed of even numerals? What four digit square numbers can be reversed and become the square of another number?

  • Gaxinta
    problem

    Gaxinta

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    A number N is divisible by 10, 90, 98 and 882 but it is NOT divisible by 50 or 270 or 686 or 1764. It is also known that N is a factor of 9261000. What is N?

  • Factoring factorials
    problem

    Factoring Factorials

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Find the highest power of 11 that will divide into 1000! exactly.

  • Adding in Rows
    problem

    Adding in Rows

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    List any 3 numbers. It is always possible to find a subset of adjacent numbers that add up to a multiple of 3. Can you explain why and prove it?

  • Powerful factorial
    problem

    Powerful Factorial

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    6! = 6 × 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1. The highest power of 2 that divides exactly into 6! is 4 since (6!) / (2^4) = 45. What is the highest power of two that divides exactly into 100!?

  • Small tomato seedlings in pink pots.
    problem

    Missing Digit

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    What digit must replace the star to make the number a multiple of 11?

  • Plastic human skeleton on a blue background.
    problem

    Skeleton

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Can you reconstruct the long division calculation from the 'skeleton'?

  • N000ughty thoughts
    problem

    N000ughty

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    How many noughts are at the end of these giant numbers?

  • Mod 3
    problem

    Mod 3

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Prove that if a^2+b^2 is a multiple of 3 then both a and b are multiples of 3.

  • Small tomato seedlings in pink pots.
    problem

    396

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    The four digits 5, 6, 7 and 8 are put at random in the spaces of the number : 3 _ 1 _ 4 _ 0 _ 9 2 Calculate the probability that the answer will be a multiple of 396.