Divisibility Rules

In this lesson, learners will learn some special rules that will help them recognize divisibility; and determine if any number is divisible by other numbers like 2, 3, 4, etc.

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Lesson Overview

By the end of this unit, students will be able to:

  1. Understand the concept of divisibility and its importance in identifying factors and multiples.
  2. Apply divisibility rules for numbers such as 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, and 10.
  3. Use divisibility rules to determine if a number is divisible by another number without performing division.
  4. Apply the concept of divisibility to solve real-life and mathematical problems.

Curriculum Alignment: Year 5 Number – multiplication and division

  • identify multiples and factors, including finding all factor pairs of a number, and common factors of 2 numbers
Last updated on: February 27, 2026

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